Production of the most recent season of Terrace House, a popular Japanese truth TELEVISION program dispersed by Netflix, was canceled on Wednesday after 22-year-old cast member Hana Kimura passed away of an obvious suicide over the weekend.
Kimura, an expert wrestler, passed away Saturday after months of abuse she apparently dealt with online, following a run-in she had with a male Terrace House cast member.
Japanese broadcaster Fuji Television revealed the cancellation of the popular program in a declaration Wednesday that dealt with Kimura’s death.
“We would like to express our sincere condolences for the death of Hana Kimura, who appeared on the program,” it stated. “We have decided to cancel the production.”
Terrace House follows 6 individuals residing in a home as they form relationships.
Production on Terrace House Tokyo, the season Kimura was on, had actually been stopped in mid-April over the coronavirus.
The main reason for her death has actually not been revealed.
World Wonder Ring Stardom, the females’s expert fumbling company where Kimura was a member, stated it is complying with the “investigation between the parties concerned.”
Kimura’s unexpected death stimulated a profusion of sorrow in the professional fumbling neighborhood and in Japan. It likewise caused prevalent criticism versus the cyberbullying that other Terrace House cast members stated they dealt with.
Japanese legislators revealed Tuesday that they will craft brand-new legislation targeted at suppressing online abuse.
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 1-800-273-8255. Other global suicide helplines can be discovered at befrienders.org. You can likewise text SPEAK WITH 741741 free of charge, confidential 24/7 crisis assistance in the United States from the Crisis Text Line.
