TIL: If you commit suicide in Japan by jumping onto an oncoming train or killing yourself in an apartment building, the train or building company can/will sue your family for clean up fees, loss of income and negative publicity brought on by your suicide.

http://joi.ito.com/weblog/2002/08/18/paying-for-suic.html



Submitted March 23, 2015 at 10:54AM by carl2k1 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zzf7j/til_if_you_commit_suicide_in_japan_by_jumping/