Sad. “Recent figures show an alarming increase in suicides among women in Japan. This May, 603 women took their own lives, up 21% from the same month last year.

Sad. “Recent figures show an alarming increase in suicides among women in Japan. This May, 603 women took their own lives, up 21% from the same month last year. The year-on-year figure has now risen for 12 consecutive months, a troubling trend that reflects the economic despair wrought by the coronavirus pandemic.” I’m not sure how this relates to data here [0] but female suicide in Japan is like half of what it is for men, and 2020 was still at one of the lowest rates in prior 10 years. Not trying to minimize but it’s interesting that the article imparted a different impression than the table data on statista for better or worse. [0] https://www.statista.com/statistics/622705/japan-suicide-number-per-100-000-inhabitants-by-gender/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/622705/japan-suicide-num...