Recent Trend of Group Suicides in Japan

March 21, 2006, 9:04AM TOKYO — Japanese police found three bodies inside a parked van in what is believed to be the latest example of a recent trend of group suicides, police said Tuesday. Two men and a woman were found next to burned charcoal in a van parked in a mountainous area in Sumoto city, western Japan, according to local police. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/world/3737727.html In another report online chat sites known as "suicide clubs" are also taking interest in Japan's youth. Click on link below to read more on this new trend. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/newsnight/4071805.stm