How Japan Is Trying to Stop Deaths in the ‘Suicide Forest’ Where YouTuber Logan Paul Filmed

On the bottom of the dense forest of Mt. Fuji, YouTube's star Logan Paul photographed the body of an apparently suicide victim internationally known as "suicide forest". But over the years, Japanese authorities have tried to focus on the strict reputation of Aokihara's forest to stop dozens of pilgrims visiting there every year from finishing their lives.

Paul, who has more than 15 million subscribers on YouTube, posted a video showing that male suicide victims were hanging on trees and apologized for Paul and his friends about their bodies. The clip caused a massive international rebound

According to the government report announced last year, Japan is one of the countries with the highest suicide rate in the world, and it is on a downward trend in recent years. In 2016, 21,897 people committed suicide for the first time in more than 20 years.

The Aokigahara forest, also known as "the sea of ​​trees" is a popular destination for those who desire suicide. This is because of Matthew McConaughey as the American, going to the forest to promise suicide, and 2016's forest by Natalie Dormer, the 2015 Gus Van Sant movie "The Sea of ​​Trees" Background. A young lady looking for a sister who seems to have committed suicide by Aoki

According to Atlas Obscura, Japanese authorities have not disclosed accurate numbers of suicide at Aokigahara, but officials are presumed to remove dozens of bodies every year. According to the Japan Times, according to police records in 2010, 247 people committed suicide in the forest and 54 people succeeded.

In recent years local governments have taken measures to prevent suicide in Aokihara. According to the Japan Times, local authorities installed security cameras at the front door to the forest and added patrols to the forests in 2011. The sign of the whole forest also warns people not to commit suicide and the message "Think about your child, your family," and "Your life is a valuable gift for your parents" is displayed .

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, suicide related risk factors include clinical depression history, attempted suicide attempts, lack of treatment for mental disorders, and so on. Anyone in need can call suicide prevention lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK

For those who did not notice it, Logan Paul was strongly resisted by the video taken in Japan's "Suicide Forest". Logan Paul was not sensitive to the body found at the time of shooting. The video was deleted and YouTuber even apologized, but many celebrities including You, PewDiePie and YouTubers called for him to show up. Logan Paul is one of many people who contributed to the increase in the number of PewDiePie subscribers. Recently, his fans distributed flyers and posters and asked people to subscribe to his channel. Even the biggest signboard in New York bought by fans. But the most strange support he received is from a hacker who took over 50,000 printers to print a message asking to subscribe to PewDiePie.

On the last day of 2017, YouTuber Logan Paul uploaded a video of himself and three friends in the New Year, while traveling in Japan's "Forest of Suicide" Aokigahara. Aokigahara is located in the northern part of Mt. Fuji and has been associated with the death and ghosts of Japanese folklore for a long time, but in the 20th century a beautiful volcanic forest became a popular destination of suicide. Paul's video is completely tasteless even if everything he records is trees and ferns. But Paul and his friends encountered dead bodies. That is a clear result of one of Aokihara's many suicides. Paul welcomed the discovery with a terrible cold attitude and mocked his friends' discomfort. If he judged that the body is genuine and not a creepy gimmick, Paul seems to hit a click bait. When was Markiplier accidentally discovering a new body?

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