Loneliness & Isolation

Two Years Since the Act on Loneliness and Isolation — What Has the World's First Comprehensive Law Changed?

Japan's Act on Promotion of Measures Against Loneliness and Isolation took effect in April 2024. As one of only eight countries worldwide with a comprehensive national policy on loneliness, what has the law changed — and what remains unchanged — after two years? An analysis through three structural disconnects.