Persona 3 The Answer & Japan's 𐒖υÎ𝙲ÎᕷҼ Epidemic (The Mental Health Taboo & P3's "answer")

Erebus in P3 The Answer says a lot more about Japan's view of 𐒖υÎ𝙲ÎᕷҼ & life insurance payouts than you might think! The depiction of the grieving process is remarkable as well, considering how taboo discussion of mental health is in Japan. It's time to dissect Persona 3's setting in Japanese context.

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro & Briefly Recalling Pt 1
1:22 Mental Health Stigma in Japan
4:17 The Answer & The Grieving Process
11:53 Erebus & JP View of 𐒖υÎ𝙲ÎᕷҼ
15:11 Finding Purpose & Hopeful Conclusions
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Sources:
Mental Health Stigma & Societal Attitudes
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/1...
Mental Care Tasked to Family (Kin-based Responsibility)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
NHK 2021 Hikikomori Documentary
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"Five Stages" of Grief Misconceptions & Importance of Addressing Past
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/bl...
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/bl...
Japan's "Idealized" View of Suicide (Historically & Currently)
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-33362387
JP Life Insurance Policies Paying out for Suicide...
http://www.fihs.org/volume10_2/articl... (ENG translation at very bottom)
High Profile Government Figures Taking Own Lives...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/200... (2007)
https://www.theatlantic.com/internati... (2012) & High Suicide Rate for 14-years
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/24/wo... (2018)

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