TOKYO – Dr Shingo Takashima was an aspiring doctor working towards his dream job at a top hospital in Kobe when he died, aged 26, on May 17, 2022.
His mother Junko, 61, found his lifeless body and a farewell note that read: “I’m all to be blamed. I’m so sorry to give you such pain... I’m at my limit and I have no choice.”
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