In February 2009, Twitter.com, was, according to Nielsen, the fastest growing Member Community website in the world (1382% growth), and the fact that it has not generated any income since its creation in 2006 has not stopped it being one of the most talked about websites out on the web.

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Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s 2008 film, Tôkyô Sonata looks at a man’s efforts to hide the fact he has been sacked from his family. Another character, in a similar situation, commits suicide.

With 24 suicides per 100,000 people, Japan has on...