Japan's suicide rate spikes due to COVID pandemic

Aug 18, 2022

Tokyo [Japan], August 18 : A new study has found that the Covid-19 pandemic resulted in over 8,000 excess suicide deaths in Japan between...

Japan PM appoints 'Loneliness' minister to cabinet

Feb 23, 2021

Tokyo [Japan], February 23 : Japan has appointed its first Minister for Loneliness this month after the country's suicide rate increased for the first...

Japan records rise in suicide rate for first time since 2009

Jan 22, 2021

Tokyo [Japan], January 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Japan recorded an increase in the number of suicides in 2020 for the first time since 2009, with the...

Japan registers zero deaths linked to COVID-19 first time since August 2020

Nov 07, 2021

Tokyo [Japan], November 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Japan registered no coronavirus-related deaths in a day for the first time since August 2020, according to statistics from...

Sangli deaths: Police says 'case of suicide due to loan'

Jun 21, 2022

Sangli (Maharashtra) [India], June 21 : After nine members of a family were found dead in Maharashtra's Sangli on Monday, the police said that...

Karnataka Congress questions Bommai govt over COVID deaths, farmers' suicide

May 01, 2023

Congress slammed the Karnataka government over the farmers' suicide incidents in the state and said that the government has no count of the same.