This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareTOKYO — Suicide rates among young women have increased notably in Japan and South Korea, raising possible links to the prolonged coronavirus pandemic as it amplifies stress levels, worsens economic woes and aggravates feelings of loneliness and isolation.No comprehensive global studies are yet available on whether the pandemic has caused higher suicide numbers or how it may have affected different age groups and genders.But Japan and South Korea are among the few countries to issue current data on suicides, with most...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareTOKYO — Suicide rates among young women have increased notably in Japan and South Korea, raising possible links to the prolonged coronavirus pandemic as it amplifies stress levels, worsens economic woes and aggravates feelings of loneliness and isolation.No comprehensive global studies are yet available on whether the pandemic has caused higher suicide numbers or how it may have affected different age groups and genders.But Japan and South Korea are among the few countries to issue current data on suicides, with most...WW…