Report request: I am a researcher at the National Institutes of Health charged with studying the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on suicide rates in Japan.
I need a report on suicide rates in Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic.  This would include cases in which the pandemic is identified as a causal factor, but also other factors from that period even if not clearly associated with the pandemic.  I am not looking for information on suicide rates in Japan more generally, however, unless that is used as a basis for comparison with rates during the pandemic.

Assessment questions and gold answers:
question_text: How many years has it been since Japan had the same high suicide rate as it did during the COVID 19 pandemic?
gold_answers: More than 10
a decade
question_text: How many Japanese died in 2020 as a result of suicide?
gold_answers: 20,919
question_text: How much did the suicide rate in Japan increase in 2020 relative to 2019?
gold_answers: 3.7%
question_text: For which gender is suicide more common in Japan?
gold_answers: Men
question_text: Which gender contributed most to the increase in the suicide rate in Japan in 2020?
gold_answers: Women
question_text: Which population group, apart from women, contributed most to the increase in the suicide rate in Japan in 2020?
gold_answers: Children
question_text: How much did the suicide rate of Japanese women increase in 2020 relative to 2019?
gold_answers: Approximately 83%
question_text: What was the increase in the suicide rate among Japanese women in their 20s in 2020 relative to 2019?
gold_answers: 17%
question_text: What was the increase in the suicide rate among Japanese women 19 and younger in 2020 relative to 2019?
gold_answers: 14%
question_text: What was the increase in the suicide rate among Japanese elementary and high school students in 2020 compared to 2019?
gold_answers: 30%
question_text: How did the COVID 19 pandemic affect the Japanese population’s mental health?
gold_answers: negatively
question_text: What were some general problems that the pandemic caused?
gold_answers: Economic difficulties
question_text: What were some general problems that the pandemic caused?
gold_answers: Family difficulties
question_text: What effects of the pandemic led to the increased rate of suicide in Japan in 2020?
gold_answers: Unemployment
question_text: What effects of the pandemic led to the increased rate of suicide in Japan in 2020?
gold_answers: social isolation
question_text: What effects of the pandemic led to the increased rate of suicide in Japan in 2020?
gold_answers: worry about the future
question_text: How did feelings of guilt affect the suicide rate in Japan in 2020?
gold_answers: increased suicide rate
question_text: What causes a psychotic crisis that may lead to suicide?
gold_answers: Fear of poverty
question_text: What causes a psychotic crisis that may lead to suicide?
gold_answers: widespread unemployment
question_text: What causes a psychotic crisis that may lead to suicide?
gold_answers: social isolation