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Coping With A Pandemic

As we prepare nationally to reduce the spread of the latest coronavirus COVID-19 in Japan, it’s perfectly normal to feel anxiety about this emerging health crisis. COVID-19 is not MERS, and it is not influenza. It is a new virus with its own characteristics.  Disruptions to work, living situations, schools, and daily routines have added […]

Walk with us, talk with us

TELL is proud to announce our 5th Talkie Walkie event made possible again by the generous support of Morgan Stanley. You can show your support by joining one of our walks in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe or Nagoya, or a mental health run in Sendai. Or you can hold your own walk for TELL anywhere in Japan […]

Volunteer Spotlight: Mirei

Mirei was born in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, and briefly lived in Saitama prefecture, before spending six years being schooled in English in Foster City, near San Francisco. Upon returning to Japan, she attended public school, and entered Junior High School and High School with other returnees. She is currently in her third year at International Christian […]

What’s So Stressful About Summer?

Let’s admit, all that family time, the lack of structure during the day, the push-pull for getting kids away from the screen, and the struggle to keep things structured long enough to make it to September, can be an arduous task for any parent, and especially for your child (yes, it is not easy for your child either).

What’s so stressful about summer?

Let’s admit, all that family time, the lack of structure during the day, the push-pull for getting kids away from the screen, and the struggle to keep things structured long enough to make it to September, can be an arduous task for any parent, and especially for your child (yes, it is not easy for your child either).

Safe Suicide Reporting Matters

How we talk, write and report on suicide matters and it is important to know how to do so responsibly. For someone already considering suicide, it’s possible to change their thoughts into action by exposing them to detailed suicide-related content, including graphic depictions or explanations of the death or revealing the method used. The high-profile […]

October 2018 pub quiz

Come on down to the Hobgoblin Shibuya for our monthly pub quiz! Have a drink and fire up a few of your 15-33 billion neurons.