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Yamanashi Forest
Friday, Mar. 20, 2009

Open quoteIt's my dream to stop suicides in this forest.Close quote

  • IMASA WATANABE,
  • of the Yamanashi Prefectural Government in Japan about the Aokigahara Forest, also known as the "suicide forest." There were 2,645 suicides recorded there in January 2009, a 15% increase from January 2008
Photo: Fumio Tomita / amanaimages / Corbis | Source: CNN