How Blue Lights on Train Platforms Combat Tokyo's Suicide Epidemic - Next City

posted by  banzaitokyo | 7 years, 10 months ago

The most visible of the government's anti-suicide efforts can be found in Tokyo's train stations. Photo credit: Janne Moren via Flickr There is a blue light at the end of the train platform, and it has only one purpose: to stop people from jumping in front of oncoming trains and killing themselves.

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