The number of Japanese who killed themselves because of work jumped 52 percent last year, while work-induced mental illness also hit a record high, according to Health Ministry official Junichiro Kurashige.

• 据卫生省官员小泉英树介绍，去年，日本因工作而自杀的人数上涨了52%25，而由工作所引起的心理疾病的患病数也创下新高。