Work-related mental illness claims rise to record high in FY 2013
20:36, 27 June 2014
TOKYO. KAZINFORM The number of people in Japan who claimed workers' compensation for work-related depression or other mental illness rose to a record 1,409 in the past year to March, according to data released by the labor ministry Friday.
The figure, up 152 from the previous year, has increased over fivefold since fiscal 2001 when the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry started releasing the data, Kyodo reports. Of the past year's applicants, 436 claims were recognized by the labor standards supervision office, including 63 cases of people who committed suicide due to overwork.