According to a recent survey released by Japan's Cabinet Office, about 39% of Japanese people feel lonely “to varying degrees.” Japan's Kyodo News Agency reported on the 10th that this shows that the “Loneliness and Isolation Countermeasures Promotion Law”, which aims to deal with the problem of loneliness, has not had any obvious effects since it was implemented in April last year.

According to a recent survey released by Japan's Cabinet Office, about 39% of Japanese people feel lonely “to varying degrees.” Japan's Kyodo News Agency reported on the 10th that this shows that the “Loneliness and Isolation Countermeasures Promotion Law”, which aims to deal with the problem of loneliness, has not had any obvious effects since it was implemented in April last year.