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Yukio Shige, a 65-year-old former policeman, who has spent his five years since retirement on a mission to stop people from committing suicide by jumping from the cliffs of Tojimbo in Fukui Prefecture. Shige and a group of volunteers, who patrol the cliffs, have talked 222 people so far out of jumping. (New York Times)
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I will continue until the government finally gets its act together and takes over. I can’t let their inaction cost another precious life.
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Patricia Yarrow
222? Holy smokes! Are the cliffs of Tojimbo the jumping magnet of Japan, like the Golden Gate Bridge is in San Francisco? Way to go Shige-san. Instead of a useless retirement, doing something relevant. Nice going!
adm_kenshin
Usually when politicians mention the word 'hero', they talk about soldiers going to other countries to do their bidding, or police officers who keep the tax money rolling in. Unlike them, Shige and his group are worthy of that title.