Number of work related suicides Japan 2013-2022, by reason

In 2022, around 788 people in Japan committed suicide due to interpersonal problems at work, indicating that this was the most common reason for self-inflicted harm related to issues at work. That same year, 724 suicides were attributed to work-related exhaustion.Occupational sudden mortality, known as karoshi ("death by overwork"), is a well-known phenomenon in Japanese society. Besides physical pressure, mental stress from the workplace can cause karoshi. Suicide due to occupational stress or overwork is called karojisatsu ("overwork suicide") in Japan.

于2022年，日本约有788人因职场人际问题而选择自杀，这一数据表明，此乃与工作相关自我伤害的最常见原因。同年，724起自杀事件被归因于工作相关疲劳。职业突发死亡率，即所谓‘过劳死’，在日本社会中已成为一种知名现象。除了身体压力之外，职场带来的心理压力亦可能导致过劳死。在日本，因职业压力或过劳导致的自杀被称为‘过劳自杀’（karojisatsu）。