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Nearly 40% of people feel lonely in Japan amid pandemic

National / Social Issues Mar 19, 2022

Nearly 40% of people feel lonely in Japan amid pandemic

Younger people tend to feel more isolated, according to an online survey conducted in February, with 42.7% of people in their 20s saying they feel lonely.

As climate anxiety rises, chat groups tackle isolation and taboos

World / Social Issues Dec 21, 2021

As climate anxiety rises, chat groups tackle isolation and taboos

by Sonia Elks

A growing network of discussion groups offer spaces for people to open up about their feelings on the changing climate.

Give the gift of going easy on yourself this holiday season

Voices | FOREIGN AGENDA Dec 20, 2021

Give the gift of going easy on yourself this holiday season

by Selena Hoy

The holidays can be lonely for some people, especially after a trying year. Remember to reach out to others and take a moment to relax.

Japan high schools ready to talk about mental health in the classroom

National / Social Issues Jun 3, 2021

Japan high schools ready to talk about mental health in the classroom

by Tomomi Miura

Mental health curricula planned for next spring aimed at preventing depression and other disorders.

As suicides rise amid the pandemic, Japan takes steps to tackle loneliness

National Feb 21, 2021

As suicides rise amid the pandemic, Japan takes steps to tackle loneliness

by Tomohiro Osaki

What constitutes loneliness is a trickier question in Japan, where the overarching term "kodoku" has been used to describe both loneliness and solitude, essentially lumping them together.

Rising suicide figures reflect many women’s despair in a pandemic

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.

I achieved my wildest dreams. Then depression hit.

Video / Sports Dec 9, 2020

I achieved my wildest dreams. Then depression hit.

I’d spent my life training for the Olympics, but I wasn’t prepared for what came next. Video produced by The New York Times; see more at nytimes.com

Japan suicides rise as economic impact of coronavirus hits home

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%.

Suicide spike in Japan shows mental health toll of COVID-19

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.

An epidemic of depression and anxiety among young adults

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.

Suicide in Japan: Seeking to part the dark clouds as pandemic threatens recent progress

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.

Working harder in a bid to save labor is proving exhausting

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 ...

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