This is today's news, excluding the former Soviet Union and the Eastern bloc, Japan 's rate of suicides (especially middle aged men) is the highest among the advanced countries. Here is the WHO Rinking. This is a concern, due to our recession. Actually we have never experienced such a long and serious recession (over 13 years?). Considering that we have the longest average lifespan, this is ironic, isn't it?
Hmm. I don't want to finish today's diary with such a disheartening topic, so I checked to see which is the longest running TV program in Japan. Guess what. I was laughing when I read this:
It is "Amateur Singing Contest" on public channel NHK. "NHK Nodojiman"(JP) first started in 1946 on the radio and then went to TV in 1953. Yes, it has a 50 year history. It then aired on Sunday afternoon, and it still does now. The rule is simple, only an excellent singer can sing until the end. Usually they have to stop singing when the bell rings. NHK Nodojiman went abroad for the first time and was staged in Sao Paulo, Brazil, to commemorate the 90th anniversary of immigration from Japan to Brazil. Then and now, it is held around the world for communication between the Japanese in Japan and Japanese residents of foreign countries. These are the sites for NHK Nodojiman in Singapore. London.
There was once a show like that in America as well. It was named "The Gong Show." I don't know if there are currently any such shows, however.
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