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For a country whose language is so profusely influenced by Chinese, it's pretty odd to blame modern social woes on Katakana loan words. Suicide and depression are the issue that they are because of lack of belief in religion or any sort of higher power, a continuously stagnant economy, and the romanticization of suicide in the culture. I'd wager that the incredibly low birth rate is related as well.
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