The suicide rate in Japan is the highest among the Group of Seven economies, and the number of women who took their own life has increased for two years in a row from 2021 to 2022, at the level of over 7,000 a year (nearly 600 per month), in...
Efforts to lower Japan’s suicide rate became more aggressive in the late 2000s and saw a steady decrease over time. However, COVID-19 has not only stagnated Japan’s economy but is also affecting other facets of Japanese society. The...
In a country with high life expectancy and advanced medicine, Japan has a major deficiency in its approach to mental health issues. “People are dying from illnesses we have treatments for,” Vickie Skorji, Director of TELL Lifeline, says. WHO (World...