More people died of suicide in Japan in one month than the entire coronavirus pandemic

The National Police Agency said suicides surged to 2,153 in October alone

https://www.foxnews.com/world/more-people-died-of-suicide-in-japan-in-one-month-than-the-entire-coronavirus-pandemic

In Japan, more people died from suicide last month than from Covid in all of 2020. And women have been impacted most

https://krdo.com/news/national-world/2020/11/28/in-japan-more-people-died-from-suicide-last-month-than-from-covid-in-all-of-2020-and-women-have-been-impacted-most/

25% of Japanese people have considered suicide

The numbers are growing. A sense of hopelessness seems to be spreading across the nation. Last year there were over 21 thousand suicides. The investigation conducted by the Ministry of Health. The questionnaire does not ask the "why" one decides to commit suicide.