Depends on the culture.
Japan is a shame based rather than a guilt based society. Under the Shogunate and and before, honour and loyalty were everything, and are still more important than in our society.
A lord could traditionally order a vasal to commit seppuku***, or refuse permission for suicide.
Surrender in battle was considered shameful. A Samurai was expected to commit seppuku rather than surrender.
In modern times, THE big deal in Japanese education is high school, not a later degree. Children who have failed (both sexes) have committed suicide to apologise to their parents.
In western society suicides tend to be the result of a depressive illness. The person quite literally not of sound mind. Such people tend to be suffering severe mental pain. Suicide is not so much to end life , but is seen as the only available choice to end the pain.
I have not looked at assisted suicide or the less common suicide because of public disgrace
Yesterday I was watching a clip on Youtube about survivors of the Titanic. There was ONE Japanese passenger and he survived. When he got home, he was fired from his job for surviving.
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