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Exploring the Impact of Inoue Yosui’s “Kasa ga Nai”: A Reflection on Youth Suicide and Urban Loneliness in 1970s Japan
Question from a reader:
I’m curious about Inoue Yosui’s song “Kasa ga Nai.” The lyrics begin with “In the city, the number of young people committing suicide is increasing.” Was there really a significant rise in suicides during that time? If there had been more suicides in rural areas, would the lyrics have said, “In the countryside, the number of young
