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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.

National Dec 11, 2020

Suicides in Japan increase for fifth straight month

By prefecture, the number of suicides recorded was highest in Tokyo, at 198, followed by Kanagawa, at 116, and Saitama, at 107.

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 ...

Reducing the burden of depression in Japan

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.

Legacies of the financial crisis

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.

Postpartum support for mothers in Japan defies government efforts to promote it

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 ...

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