I thought it would be a crazy story about mutations or something. Turns out the scientific misconduct is less "freaky" and more "we falsified the data". RIP to a great scientist though, he was involved very lightly in that case as it seems. I admire the Japanese honor though..
This is not about honor, this is about having your reputation flushed down the toilet by media who have no idea wwhat they talk about and you having not much of a future carreer anymore in what you used to love doing, no matter what.
huh?
There's no honor in making a quick exit instead of facing the music.
That's the problem right there: death is not the highest possible punishment, regardless of culture.
Who gives a damn? "My culture/society says I should" is never a good-enough reason to do something and suicide is no exception.
You can't excuse people for doing stupid shit because of their upbringing. We're not robots.
Hahah you're that guy at work, huh?