title: Suicide among foreign residents of Japan.
abstract: The suicide rate of Koreans living in Japan is twice as high as that of Koreans in South Korea. Reasons for this high suicide rate are discussed, including effects of economic crises and discrimination.
authors.affiliation: Psychology Program, the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Jimmie Leeds Road, Pomona, NJ 08240-0195, USA. lesterd@stockton.edu
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lester
authors.forename: Yukio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Ben Park
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D044466:Asian People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007564:Japan; D011287:Prejudice; D012016:Reference Values; D056910:Republic of Korea / Q000208:ethnology; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013405:Suicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*