Japan suicides decline as Covid-19 lockdown causes shift in stress factors www.theguardian.com

People spending more time at home with their families, fewer people were commuting to work and delays to the start of the school year are seen as factors in the fall.
In April, 1,455 people took their lives in Japan, 359 fewer than in April 2019.
Suicide has been on a downward trend in Japan since peaking at more than 34,000 cases annually in 2003.
The stay-at-home measures affected suicide prevention organisations, with about 40% of them either shut down or working reduced hours, leading to worries about vulnerable people.
A prolonged economic downturn caused by the pandemic could lead to a rebound in cases, said Saito, who also served as chair of the Japanese Association for Suicide Prevention.