EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT

DATE: Feb. 5-7, 2015

EVENT: Each day, more than 80 Japanese die by suicide, a rate nearly double that of the U.S. To help educate the public about the problem, the Center for Japanese Studies at the University of Michigan is organizing a free three-day series of films, lectures and discussion forums.

The events include:

• Academic roundtable and panel discussion: “Beyond Seppuku: a multidisciplinary context to suicide in Japan,” with U-M faculty.

  Time: Noon to 1:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 5.
  Place: Room 1636, U-M School of Social Work Building, 1080 South University

• Film screening of award winning documentary, “Saving 10,000: Winning a war on suicide in Japan” (Japanese with English subtitles). A short educational session about suicide prevention will be held before the movie. A panel discussion with experts will be held after the film.

  Time: 6-8 p.m., Friday, Feb. 6.
  Place: Forum Hall, 4th Floor, U-M’s Palmer Commons, 100 Washtenaw Ave.

• Film screening and discussions (same as the Feb. 6 event but in Japanese).

  Time: 10 a.m.-noon, Saturday, Feb. 7
  Place: Holiday Inn at 17123 North Laurel Park Drive in Livonia

SPONSORS: Consulate-General of Japan in Detroit, Japan Business Society of Detroit

CONTACT: Yuri Fukazawa, 734-936-7621, [email protected]

INFORMATION: ii.umich.edu/cjs