THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
October 27, 2021 at 18:48 JST
The health ministry building in Tokyo (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Nearly half of all suicides in Japan certified as resulting from overwork between fiscal 2012 and fiscal 2017 occurred within six days after the victim exhibited symptoms of mental illness, according to the health ministry. [Read More]
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