Step up with TELL to make a difference
Step up with TELL to make a difference In 2024, 20,320 lives were lost in Japan to suicide – including 1,077 students, 529 of whom were between 6-18 years old. (警察庁生活安全局生活安全企画課, 2025) This year, our focus is on our youth. Last year, suicide remain the leading cause of death among those aged 10 to 34. […]
20320 Ways to Move for Mental Health
Across the globe, students of all ages are facing an escalating mental health crisis. In a recent report by UNICEF, Japan ranked 32nd out of 43 countries in terms of mental health, despite ranking first in physical health. In 2024 alone, 20,320 people in Japan died by suicide, including 1,077 students. Of those, 529 were […]
Thanks for the memories – Pub Quiz travels!
THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES, SHIBUYA! Pub Quiz travels! Join the fun at our New (Temporary) Home. After many fun-filled years at Hobgoblin Shibuya, our legendary monthly pub quiz is on the move — at least temporarily! We’re currently exploring options for a long-term home, and we’ll keep you updated as plans develop. In the meantime, […]
2025 TELL Legend Graham Harris
TELL Legend: Graham HarrisSupport Worker 1990 – 2010 Graham Harris’s journey with TELL began in 1989, and unlike most volunteers, he started as a board member. Drawing on his professional background and connections, Graham dedicated his first year to supporting TELL’s fundraising and outreach efforts. However, his true passion lay in providing more direct support […]
2025 TELL Legends
2025 TELL Legends This year, TELL would like to recognise Rev Yukio Saito and Graham Harris as our 2025 Legends. This award recognises individuals who have shown excellence in their work, inspired others, and demonstrated an unwavering commitment to the organisation’s vision of zero suicides. This month we honour – Reverand Saito – 1936 – […]
Ways to Get Involved
Ways to Get Involved At TELL, we have staff based in Tokyo, Kansai, Kyushu, and Okinawa, so there are a number of places where you can join events or volunteer in person around the country. We also work a lot online, so even if these areas are not accessible for you, hopefully, there will be […]
Tokyo Tower Climb 2025 Wrap Up
On May 24, 2025, we once again held the Tokyo Tower Climb. In spite of worries about being washed out by early rainy season showers in the week leading up to the event, the rain held off and allowed our 340+ climbers to move for mental health, shattering stigma and championing our cause with every […]
Growing Old in Japan: the Shadows of Elder Abuse
Growing Old in Japan: the Shadows of Elder AbuseWritten by the TELL Lifeline As we come up to World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on June 15, we would like to take a closer look at elder abuse and raise awareness of an issue that has, does and will affect our community. Since the implementation of […]
PRIDE Month 2025
By Kirara Miyahara, ATR-BC, LPC During June of every year, communities come together all around the world to celebrate love, and highlight the pride of LGBT(QIA2S+) folks. You can find us in rainbow attire and politely gathering to request basic human rights with great persistence. Sometimes, there is music and drag (a performance art that […]
Tokyo Tower Climb 2025 Winners
Tell’s Tokyo Tower Climb 2025 winners! Thank you for joining us on May 24, 2025 at Tokyo Tower! Hope to see you at the #StepUpChallenge this autumn.
Creating Community
A community can be defined as “the people living in one particular area or people who are considered as a unit because of their common interests, social group, or nationality”. Communities can be based in our school or workplace, in our local neighbourhood, can spring from our interests or beliefs, and may be based online […]
Mental Health Support in Japan
Mental Health Support in Japan Sometimes we all need some support. While there may be friends, family members or coworkers we can turn to to talk things through, sometimes we might be nervous about being open or vulnerable or we might be concerned about being a burden. The people in our lives might also worry […]