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sensei258 at 09:23 AM JST - 9th August
Why is it that stabbing and/or death seems to be the answer to everything here lately? Falling grades are bad, but killing is OK? Just plain stupid.
seansezso at 10:32 AM JST - 9th August
Because the news did not report the hundreds of millions of times people chose other solutions????
A rare and extreme case, everywhere but in national news reports. It does not represent Japanese society.
Youdontknow at 01:06 PM JST - 9th August
Saitama AGAIN!
martyman at 01:26 PM JST - 9th August
At least she kept it in the family and not killed innocent bystanders. Darwins theory of natural selection seem to fall into place somewhere in these recent murders.
serindipity at 01:28 PM JST - 9th August
The school system again! Tired of studying? Didn't want to tell her aprents her grades had fallen?
The school system!!
bamboohat at 01:54 PM JST - 9th August
School system had nothing to do with this. This was a kid who didn't like her life and blamed other people for it. I'm telling y'all, people that kill theselves like this, jumping off of buildings into crowds, jumping in front of crowded trains, have a good dose of self loathing AND general anger at the world. They want to kill themselves, but only if they can get back at the world at the same time.
I don't think a kid who has any memories, no matter how slight, of a happy loving supportive family as a child could possibly do something like this.
bobcatfish at 03:24 PM JST - 9th August
seansezso - i get your point but it not so rare or extreme
romulus3 at 10:59 PM JST - 9th August
‘I was tired of studying and relationships with others,’’ and ‘‘I tried to kill all of my family members and commit suicide before they knew that my grades had fallen.’’
sounds like little Hitler blew a fuse.
Japanophile1 at 10:45 PM JST - 10th August
She sounds very disturbed. I'm not trying to excuse her behavior, but I'm just wondering if there's more at play here than just a spoiled girl who didn't want to do her homework...
bamboohat at 11:27 PM JST - 10th August
Well, she got what she wanted. There's no homework where she's going.
kjunluc2 at 04:42 AM JST - 11th August
****Beware of 15 yr olds in Japan. In just a few weeks too many vicious crimes have been committed by kids that age.
WMD at 10:20 AM JST - 11th August
yeah, the young are turning on the old. Sounds like a movie.
norinrad21 at 01:29 PM JST - 11th August
Saitama at it again
techall at 06:03 PM JST - 15th August
Permenent solution to a temporary problem.
martyman at 09:27 PM JST - 19th August
What is the driving age for teenagers in Japan? Maybe she didnt want to be shamed in front of her friends. Her parents may have discussed the rules to have good grades equals drivers license.