Suicide

I thought it was very interesting to do my research paper over Japan's high suicide rate. It was a good learning experience, however, I thought after completing my paper could the same arguments be used to explain why Japan shouldn't have a high suicide rate. I found it interesting that researchers believe that Japan's high suicide rate is basically attributed to their culture/religious beliefs. However, China is a major practitioner of Confucianism and the extremely high suicide rates cannot be found there. Also, outside pressures from society drive several Japanese to commit suicide. However, the Chinese put extraordinary pressures on their citizens as well to succeed, and again, they do not have an extremely high suicide rate. Psychological issues is an understandable explanation for suicide rates, as all countries have individuals who suffer from psychological disorders. However, is Japan really that more "crazy" than the rest of the world? Makes you think, what is the point of research sometimes....