Japanese People Who Chose Euthanasia (translated Documentary)
by K
About This Novel
Nominated for the Non-Fiction Literature Award, the Trendy Documentary Literature Award, and the Hong Kong Grand Prize Non-Fiction Book Award. In his previous work "Euthanasia Scene", Miyashita Yoichi introduced people's attitudes towards euthanasia and the current status of related laws and regulations around the world, especially in Western countries where euthanasia is highly accepted. This time, "Japanese Choosing Euthanasia" turns its attention back to Japan, focusing on this Eastern country where euthanasia has not yet been legalized. Westerners pay attention to personal will, while Easterners pay attention to the concept of family, so euthanasia is more acceptable in the West - this is the view of Miyashita Yoichi in the previous work, but is the reality really so absolute? After the publication of the previous work, it aroused heated discussions in Japan. Many readers' letters received by Miyashita suggested that the Japanese people's outlook on life today is different from that in the past, and they hope that Miyashita, who has been living overseas all year round, can re-examine it. At this time, Miyashita received an email from Ms. Kojima, a patient with multiple system atrophy. The title of the email was "I plan to euthanasia in Switzerland"... Miyashita followed up and interviewed Ms. Kojima, who was determined to euthanasia, and recorded her mental journey and her interactions with her family. After in-depth contact with more Japanese people who support euthanasia, Miyashita gained a new understanding of the relationship between family values and personal will. "The so-called mature society is not a society that unilaterally forces people to live." - Otaku Soichi
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