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.
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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 ...
National / Crime & Legal May 17, 2018
Monk sues temple at Mount Koya World Heritage site over heavy workload
A monk working at the World Heritage site of Mount Koya in Wakayama Prefecture has filed a lawsuit against the organization that operates the temple for damages and unpaid wages, claiming he developed depression and was forced to take a leave of absence because ...
Asia Pacific / Social Issues | FOCUS Apr 16, 2018
In rapidly aging South Korea, elderly find escape from anxiety in visits to discos
A discotheque hidden among the back alleys of eastern Seoul is packed with hundreds of gray-haired couples on a Monday afternoon, dancing to local hits from the 1960s in a basketball court-size hall. Kim Sa-gyu, 85, calls it his "playground." "What else would I do all ...
World Feb 2, 2018
Fidel Castro's son commits suicide, Cuban state-run media report
The eldest son of late Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart, committed suicide Thursday at age 68 after being treated for months for depression, Cuban state-run media reported. Castro Diaz-Balart, also known as "Fidelito" because of how much he looked like his father, ...
National / Science & Health | A MATTER OF HEALTH Sep 27, 2017
Role-playing video game helps fight against depression for counselor-shy Japanese
by Tomoko Otake
It's a role-playing video game that, like many of its kind, allows users to choose and customize their own avatars, including a hairstyle and clothing. Set in a medieval fantasy world, users build up power as their characters travel across "provinces," overcoming obstacles and ...
National / Science & Health Sep 27, 2017
People who often eat fish, including so-called blue-backed fish such as saury, face a lower risk of suffering depression than those consuming less, a team of researchers from institutes including Japan's National Cancer Center has said. In its research findings that were announced in a ...
National / Science & Health Sep 2, 2017
by Rob Gilhooly
Ryuta Idogawa traces the onset of his battle with mental illness to a moment not long after his parents had been relocated to Saitama from their hometown of Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, in the spring of 2011.
National / Social Issues Aug 22, 2017
Japanese firms hiring more people with mental health issues ahead of legal change
Companies in Japan are becoming more active in hiring people with mental health issues as they prepare for a legal change on employing people with disabilities that takes effect next spring. Measures to assist such workers include setting up a support division with a licensed ...
Commentary / World Jun 27, 2017
Global needs on mental health remain unmet
by Cesar Chelala
On a global scale, the magnitude of undiagnosed and unaddressed mental health problems remains high.
National / Media | BIG IN JAPAN May 20, 2017
The miserable case of unhappiness surging in Japan
by Michael Hoffman
This is the happiest time in the history of the world, and Japan is among the happiest of countries. That should be true. It's not, obviously. Why? Globally, prosperity is wider spread and poverty less abysmal than ever before. Technology enables not only the mighty few ...