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You spitting facts, but the sad reality is that therapy just ain't popular with the Japanese masses. Hoping it gets more accepted (and cheaper) soon, but even more than that, the culturally accepted norms need to change and get on with the times. My Japanese friend who was depressed and suicidal used to drive 1.5 hours to visit the nearest psych, only to have the doc tell him to not be a burden on his family and just gave him pills.
The amount of dependence issues they have gosh they both need therapy they each have a lot to unpack