Japanese TV presenter Ako Kawada committed suicide by inhaling a lethal amount of toxic carbon monoxide gas.
The 29-year-old freelance presenter’s body was found in a car belonging to her talent agency in Tokyo’s Minato-ku on Monday morning. Traces of burned charcoal were also found in the vehicle.
A suicide note addressed to the TV personality’s parents was found on the dashboard of the car, but she didn’t mention what had been worrying her enough to take her own life.
She had however posted a message on her blog recently saying how she felt mentally and physically fatigued. [via Mainichi]
One of the saddest things in life is when people who wanted to live are not given the chances while people who have to opportunity to enjoy their life have decided to end theirs.
Condolences to her parents. Rest in peace Ako, regardless.
Thanks for the note anon#10… interesting read, but it would only remain as gossips without solid proof.
My deepest condolences to her family.I have depression and have lived with it for thirty years .In july i took an overdose of pills,thirteen years ago i took a bottle of sleeping pills .I have been out of work because of this,yes i had treatment then and am now also in treatment now .It has been horrible for me and my family because for fifteen of those years i was undiagnosed.Anyone who thinks that crying all day and rocking back and forth while in bed and not being able to do normal everyday tasks and having severe fatigue, is the persons fault is wrong.My suicide attempts happen
suddenly not planned usually when i am very fatigue and not feeling well.The problem
is peoples attitude in general they call us fruitcakes,loonies etc.i have never harm anyone physically because of my illness,i pay taxes,own a house and dress just like everyone else and held a job up until july so please don’t assume why she did it . just know that she had a medical condition that goes beyond her control I WILL KEEP HER IN MY PRAYERS.
i very sorry to here about her death . i knew her when she was in usa i was her
boyfriend . i still think about her i’m alot . i will always miss her
love you
well I guess if the movie producer and all other high regarded media stopped obssessing over suicide it would be a good thing already!
the media are playing a huge part in it and they should realise the impact of their influence towards a young or less young generation.
i can understand her feelings but i guess there is something lacking in japan which is religion, my religion tells me to have hope and hope in one god who guides me and help me throughout my life. not to despair. because being in despair brings up depression, where suicide lies behind and other diverse mental issues. thus do not despair, Allah is with the believers.
may Allah guide you,
cheers
also the society we’re living in is not helping, it has lost a lot of its value, and relied on materialism and other bad factors that are making our lives more difficult than it should be. 100 ago we would never heard of such things happening.
i guess, the media must like t.v channel, radio or newspaper must post alot of awareness, telling people to cherish their life. If u view all religion, commiting suicide is
the most biggest crime of all in a person life. The soul will be torture thoroughly and cruelly.
Everything had option in our life, it is up to us to decide and best of all “dont give-up”!
God made us to be happy in this world, and have faith!
I feel so sorry for her, she had a great life of and proberly alot of money but even with everything in the world you still cant have full happiness if you had previous problems in your life.