Fujitsu, Toyo University and Amagasaki City in Hyogo Prefecture have announced the launch of Japan's first joint research project leveraging converging technologies that combine AI techniques and psychological research into the emotional state of victims of phone fraud and other scams. The objective of the joint research will be the…
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President appoints Minister of Loneliness! Sun Reporter
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Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has been looking for ways to curb the country’s rising suicide rate.
To do this, he has appointed a minister of loneliness.
The minister is tasked with trying to reduce loneliness and social isolation.
The prime minister appointed is Tetsushi Sakamoto, who’s already a minister in charge of dealing with Japan’s declining birthrate.
Insider.com reports that women are suffering from isolation more than men, and the number of suicides is on the rise.
Loneliness has long been an issue in Japan, often discussed alongside “hikikomori,” or people who live in extreme social isolation.
Japan appoints Minister of Loneliness to prevent increasing suicides
Amid the pandemic, increased social isolation in Japan caused a rise in suicides for the first time in 11 years.
Tetsushi Sakamoto is Japan s new loneliness minister. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoo
Japan has appointed a Minister of Loneliness to try and overcome loneliness amid isolation among its residents as the country deals with rising suicide rates, Tomohiro Osaki reported for the
Japan Times.
The conuntry’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga appointed Tetsushi Sakamoto – who is already a minister in charge of dealing with Japan s declining birthrate and promoting regional revitalization – to oversee government policies regarding loneliness and isolation, earlier this month.