You’ve Got Stress. Now What?
Last month, a revision to Japan’s Industrial Safety and Health Act obliged firms to offer annual stress tests to employees. That test, if you have not yet taken one, is likely to reveal that you, like millions of others, are under stress.
Lifeline Volunteers Wanted: Help Us Go 24/7
In 2014, 25,000 people died by suicide in Japan, roughly 70 suicides every day. Suicide was also the leading cause of death for Japanese youths aged 10-19. Last year 4,600 Japanese youths died by suicide and another 157,000 instances of hospitalization for self-inflicted injuries were reported.