Japanese kill themselves, while Americans strive to survive.

Every single day, we are reminded that we are in one of the most economically- challenged times in history. Conversation about lay-off fill offices and fear employees minds. TV morning reports start from the escalating number of unemployment rate. Soon ten out of one person will be jobless.

In these times, people’s true nature comes out. Especially among races. There was a study conducted by my9 in NY. Its report said that Asian American are less willing to ask for help, where as black receive various type of federal aids.

So what do Japanese people do when they face predicaments? According to Kyodo, a Japanese news paper, over 30,000 people committed suicide last year, which is the time when the economy started to disfunction. In January, 2645 people took their lives.

Meanwhile, in America, we rarely hear about the financially related suicide that will appear as a headline on the front page of the paper. Instead, we hear about the efforts that ordinary citizens and governments are making to reboot the economy. People are aware of unemployment benefit, food stamp and shelter programs and try to utilize as much as they can.

It is interesting to see how two different races react to the same situation. Some allow themselves to get defeated by the overwhelming fear, and the other strive to get back their live and keep on trying.