At Japan's 'Suicide Forest' one man tries to give peace a chance

NARUSAWA, Japan - From his hut on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest", Kyochi Watanabe blasts John Lennon's Imagine into the night - hoping that music can lift people from their despair before it's too late.

The 60-year-old musician has been waging an eight-year battle to banish the vast forest's morbid reputation by reaching out to those who come to end their lives.

But now he fears his work is being undone.