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Japan has a "minister of loneliness". Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga created the
in February. Mr Suga wanted to stop the
in suicide
. More people are taking their own
in the pandemic. Japan's police said 20,919 people died by
in 2020. This is 750 more than the
before. The
told reporters: "I hope to promote
that prevent loneliness and social
and to improve the
between people."