Current Events > Japan has appointed a 'Minister of Loneliness' to deal with rising suicide rate

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refmon
02/22/21 4:09:41 PM
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https://www.insider.com/japan-minister-of-loneliness-suicides-rise-pandemic-2021-2

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HighOnSolar
02/22/21 4:10:30 PM
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I already hold that title

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Blue_Inigo
02/22/21 4:10:36 PM
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We need that in every nation tbh

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YourLovelyTina
02/22/21 4:13:30 PM
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I can't think of anything witty to say about this
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Hayame Zero
02/22/21 4:14:15 PM
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When I was there, they had begun playing nature sounds and soft symphony music in the subway stations fairly recently. I asked someone on the itinerary, and it's literally because so many people jump onto the tracks to kill themselves, and it's to try and get them into a better mindset.

...which I don't think is how depression works, especially in Japan's culture of work ethics.

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DoctorPiranha3
02/22/21 4:14:25 PM
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How about they address the systemic issues that is the root cause of the high suicide rate
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YourLovelyTina
02/22/21 4:18:27 PM
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Blue_Inigo posted...
We need that in every nation tbh

also this

at the very least it's great that Japan is taking mental health issues seriously

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Kaiganeer
02/22/21 4:22:11 PM
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they're just trying to get isekai'd into a world with big tiddy monster girls

and really, who can blame them
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Mizznox
02/22/21 4:30:46 PM
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Blue_Inigo posted...
We need that in every nation tbh

Yeah, despite the tropes, it should be pointed out that Japan's suicide rate isn't exactly abnormal. By Wikipedia's list it's "only" 30th in the world. Lower than many African countries, far lower than Russia and Lithuania, barely higher than places like the US and Sweden.
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Smackems
02/22/21 4:36:24 PM
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Lmao that title

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