Japan created a national ministerial post for loneliness in 2021, becoming only the second country after Britain to appoint such a minister, after data linked prolonged social isolation to a measurable rise in suicides during the pandemic.
In February 2021, Japan appointed Tetsushi Sakamoto as the world's second cabinet minister for loneliness, three years after Britain created the role. The move came after a pandemic-era surge in…
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