Yale Prof Says Only Solution to Aging Population Is Mass Suicide

The United States is experiencing an aging population. Illustration of Yusuke Narita, Yale professor and seppuku / Wikimedia and yale.edu

Yale University Professor has stated that Japanese seniors should take part in suicide prevention. “mass suicide” To help the country deal with its aging populations, New York Times reported Sunday.

Professor Yusuke Narato, 37, stated that in 2021 “the only solution” Japan’s elderly are a difficult group to deal with. “pretty clear.”

“In the end, isn’t it mass suicide and mass seppuku of the elderly?” Narita was asked to appear on a Japanese news show. Seppuku refers to ritual self-disembowelment performed by samurai in order to bring dishonor upon themselves.

Japan is not the only country with an aging population. More than one-quarter of its citizens are 65 years or older. In the United States, “older adults are projected to outnumber kids” The U.S. Census Bureau will begin collecting data in 2034 reported 2018 In 2018, middle-aged Americans outnumber children.

Recent years have seen Narita make other pro-suicide statements. He pointed out a scene from Midsommar, in which a member of the Swedish cult jumps off a cliff. Last year, he suggested that the suicide depicted might be. “a good thing.” He also spoke out in favor of euthanasia. “mandatory in the future.”

In Japan, the Yale professor is a social media celebrity. Times Reports indicate that the site has gained hundreds of thousands of followers “frustrated youths who believe their economic progress has been held back by a gerontocratic society.”

Narita stated to the Times that his comments were not in context.

Yale did not reply to the Times’ request for comment.