National / Media | BIG IN JAPAN Dec 12, 2020
Rising suicide figures reflect many women’s despair in a pandemic
by Michael Hoffman
Almost as anguishing as having no future is having an unknown one.
National Dec 11, 2020
By prefecture, the number of suicides recorded was highest in Tokyo, at 198, followed by Kanagawa, at 116, and Saitama, at 107.
National Nov 11, 2020
Japan suicides rise as economic impact of coronavirus hits home
Of October's cases, 851 were women, a rise of 82.6% over the same month in 2019. The number of suicides by men rose 21.3%.
National / Social Issues Oct 9, 2020
Suicide spike in Japan shows mental health toll of COVID-19
by Ayai Tomisawa and Marika Katanuma
The numbers hint at what may be going on around the world as countries grapple with the fallout from mass unemployment and social isolation.
Commentary / World Aug 24, 2020
An epidemic of depression and anxiety among young adults
by Andreas Kluth
As COVID-19 spreads, so do mental health problems, especially among Gen Z and millennials. A lot of this had to do with uncertainty.
National / Social Issues Jun 13, 2020
Suicide in Japan: Seeking to part the dark clouds as pandemic threatens recent progress
by Andrew McKirdy
The death of ‘Terrace House’ star Hana Kimura in May has thrust the issue of suicide back into the national spotlight.
National / Media | BIG IN JAPAN Jul 13, 2019
Working harder in a bid to save labor is proving exhausting
by Michael Hoffman
The utopia of utopias is "Utopia" by Sir Thomas More (1478-1535). Its best feature is leisure. There are no idle nobles; everyone works. A burden shared is a burden lightened. Utopians "do not wear themselves out with perpetual toil from morning to night, as ...
Commentary / Japan May 31, 2019
Reducing the burden of depression in Japan
by Cesar Chelala
It remains necessary to raise awareness of depression, which is a treatable condition, in Japan's general population.
Commentary / World Nov 27, 2018
Was the Great Recession worse than the Great Depression?
by Robert Samuelson
Taking a look at more than just the jobless rate, it may have been, according to one economist.
Commentary / World Sep 18, 2018
Legacies of the financial crisis
by Robert Samuelson
We can no longer rule out the possibility of another great depression.
National Aug 5, 2018
Postpartum support for mothers in Japan defies government efforts to promote it
Postpartum support for mothers to cope with depression and other mental health maladies is still hard to come by despite government efforts in recent years to promote it, a survey shows. Funding and staff shortages are the major obstacles to making such support more widely ...