Did you know that Japan now has a Minister for Loneliness and Isolation? On 2021.2.19, the government set up the "Loneliness and Isolation Countermeasures Office" in the Cabinet Secretariat, after which a minister was appointed.
In 2018, the UK appointed a Minister for Loneliness.It was estimated that it would cost the national economy nearly 5 trillion yen a year, and loneliness was recognized as a problem to be tackled by society as a whole.
We all know that smoking is bad for your health.Chronic loneliness is said to be as harmful to health and mental health as smoking 1 cigarettes a day.
Also, there is such a study. The study "What Makes a Happy Life?" tracked 75 men for 724 years.Research has shown that maintaining good relationships makes people healthier and happier.In other words, loneliness is harmful to a person's mind and body.
It may be the secret to being healthy and happy to have such close and good relationships with family, friends and communities that people can rely on and rely on.
