One out of Four Junior High School Students Suffer from Depression--Investigation of Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare in Japan

Hi there!! How's it going? I'm genki desu(fine). It's almost 3:30 pm here in Japan. By the way, do you like baseball? Daisuke Matsuzaka in major league baseball had a good pitch today and got 4th win. It was good news! All right, here is my today's column:

A research group in Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare in Japan announced that one out of four junior high school students are under condition of symptom of depression. The number of sample is around 600 students that is not large, but it will be a good data for reference to prevent suicide by children. Mainichi Newspaper reported it today.

The method used is an internationally recognized way. Students answered the 18 questions such as "no meaning to live, feel lonely".

A professor says, "The reason why children get depressed is not just bullying but a variety of reasons."

How sad and depressive news this is! Depression and suicide are quite problematic in adult society of Japan, but I think that this sort of problem should not take place in kids' world. At least, I do not want them to happen in their world.

This symptom is definitely the one that shows how sick Japan society is.

How about a society in your country? Healthy? Are people on the street smiling?

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