Suicide Prevention Month in Japan
March is Suicide Prevention Month in Japan. March is a time of great transition: the end of the school year, the time to interview for new jobs, and a time when reports are due, contracts signed, and taxes filed. It’s a stressful period for many and is typically the month in Japan with the highest […]
International Women’s Day 2023
The mental health impact of COVID-19 in Japan is not pretty. Especially for women in Japan, the statistics are sobering. In 2020, there was a surge in suicide by women in Japan. One of the reasons cited for this is the large number of non-regular (part-time) female workers, who were “forced into poverty due to being […]