Each suicide — and suicide attempt — is a tragedy with its own reasons. But the increase among women has reinforced longstanding challenges for Japan, like talking openly about mental health in a society that emphasizes stoicism. https://t.co/DesQKBVoz1
When the gym where Nazuna Hashimoto worked as a personal trainer suspended operations last year, her depression, which had been diagnosed earlier, spiraled. After her own suicide attempt, she has tried to remove the stigma around mental health in Japan. https://t.co/DesQKBVoz1 https://t.co/0cXyqt8kRx