Yukiko Okada

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Yukiko Okada (岡田有希子 Okada Yukiko,born Kayo Sato 佐藤佳代) (August 22nd, 1967 - April 8th, 1986) known as Yukko to her fans, Okada was a Japanese idol during the 80s, signed to Pony Canyon records.

Around 10:00 am, April 8th, Okada was found with one slashed wrist in her gas filled Tokyo apartment. Around two hours later disoriented and disconnected because of gas fumes, Okada jumped from the seven-story Sun Music Agency building, the reason for the suicide is still unknown. Her untimely death resulted in many copycat suicides and the christening of the neologism Yukko Syndrome (in reference to copycat suicides) in Japan.

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