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.
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