GUNMA —

Two women who were tied to each other with a rope jumped to their deaths from the 7th floor of an apartment in Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture, on Tuesday morning, police said.

According to police, the two women—both aged 22—were found unconscious on the grounds of the apartment around 5:30 a.m. by a newspaper delivery man who called police. The two women were taken to hospital but died soon after arrival. Police say the two were tied to each other at the waist with a rope and were holding hands when found. A suicide note was found in the corridor on the 7th floor. Police said the two women had been classmates at junior high school.

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  Azrael at 02:40 PM JST - 30th April

  Tied up? Maybe it's a murder-suicide. If it were a suicide pact, why would the ropes be needed? Perhaps one of the two had an obsession over the other, fangirl style. The crazy one was the one grabbing the hand of her victim, maybe. Then a suicide note to cover her tracks, and voila.

  That's my wild guess of the day.

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  Manny3 at 02:42 PM JST - 30th April

  Man! Forget this suicide s**t. I think the cops here are Weenies and don't do much of anything, except sit on their chairs and eat onigiri instead of doughnuts.

  Life is too short. Forget suicide. I would be kicking some a**!

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  semansco at 02:46 PM JST - 30th April

  The tying is done so that the other participant doesn't back out at the last second.

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  Azrael at 03:04 PM JST - 30th April

  semansco at 02:46 PM JST - 30th April "The tying is done so that the other participant doesn't back out at the last second"

  Yep, murder-suicide.

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  vultor at 03:36 PM JST - 30th April

  A suicide note was found in the corridor on the 7th floor. Police said the two women had been classmates at junior high school.

  That must've been a really lowsy school!

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  Fair dinkum! at 04:04 PM JST - 30th April

  There is just way too much suicide here. It is the most selfish thing a person could do. Is this a cultural reflection? Are we living in a country of selfish individuals? I can't work it out!

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  nutsagain at 04:17 PM JST - 30th April

  When you live in a society where most social intercourse is through patterns and cultural expectations, enormous internal pressures are gonna build up. Worse, when there are only platitudes from govt. agencies as placebos at best, lots of people implode. Or the nutters explode as we see from recent events. Gonna be a tough summer... Dr. Nuts

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  nutsagain at 04:22 PM JST - 30th April

  Sorry, I meant to say;" in a society with an economy grinding along like a broken-down fan and where most social intercourse...etc," The bad economy is certainly a big factor in all this.

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  eiver at 04:55 PM JST - 30th April

  ive been reading a lot of suicide news in japan ever since i lived here and since it has already been prevalent, it doesn't surprise me anymore. but i still feel sad and pity them, as they dont understand that there is more to life than what it seemed to them. like these girls, at age 22 there is still a long path ahead to explore.

  i think there are a lot of reasons why suicide rate in japan is high. we really cant blame them, coz basically its in their culture. for one, the society here is really prone to pressures. japanese are also known for their "gaman" mentality, they tend to supress their feelings until they can't contain it anymore and crack up. they are also quite perfectionist and are sensitive to shame and losing integrity. so the only way to fix their imperfect life is to reset it from scratch, thus committing suicide. this is based on their belief that after they die, they can renew their life in another being/form.

  if somebody can just educate these people during their childhood years and instill in them that this belief is insane, plus family conseling improves, perhaps suicide rate in this country will lessen.

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  1keiron at 07:09 PM JST - 30th April

  i think there are a lot of reasons why suicide rate in japan is high. we really cant blame them, coz basically its in their culture. for one, the society here is really prone to pressures. japanese are also known for their "gaman" mentality, they tend to supress their feelings until they can't contain it anymore and crack up. they are also quite perfectionist and are sensitive to shame and losing integrity. so the only way to fix their imperfect life is to reset it from scratch, thus committing suicide. this is based on their belief that after they die, they can renew their life in another being/form.

  if somebody can just educate these people during their childhood years and instill in them that this belief is insane, plus family conseling improves, perhaps suicide rate in this country will lessen.

  Well said my friend.Basically what i've been trying to sum up but couldnt quite get it into a setence. This suicide in particular is very sad in dead. If they could of just got some help i'm sure they could have lived a great life. I wish i could help these people who want "out"..

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  quato at 11:05 PM JST - 30th April

  There is just way too much suicide here. It is the most selfish thing a person could do.

  I think murder/rape is more selfish.

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  usaexpat at 11:23 PM JST - 30th April

  I've said it before if you are thinking of ending it all change your circumstance. If it's your job: quit, your school: leave, you owe money: disappear, your spouse or lover: dump em'. There is always a solution it just takes some courage. Hell go buy a plane tocket and get lost in some foreign country. I don't get it and I never will.

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  Proffessor at 02:35 PM JST - 2nd May

  Wow! Fall off from the 7th floor and still able to land while holding hands. Simply amaaaaazing! That should definately go into the book of world records!

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  brandonklex at 03:18 PM JST - 2nd May

  so far nobody values these girls' 'loyal to the end' friendship.but i believe this was what they had in mind at the end. in these cases you should not scare other people by jumping onto street you know.i mean for children it must be a horror.do it private ,leave a message to police and then leave. respect public before you commit a suicide(do not spread poisonous to gas nieghbours), so we can at least respect your choice. although i dont say do it.

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  romulus3 at 10:03 AM JST - 3rd May

  yep. the one who didn't want to die was coerced and bullied into it by the other.

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