"Psychological harassment in the workplace is a hot topic in Japan. According to statistics from the Japanese Labour Administration, workplace harassment1 is one of the most frequent grounds for complaints to Departmental Labour Offices (72,067 cases for 2017, i.e.,23.6% of all complaints).2 Furthermore, the number of deaths in 2017 due to workplace accidents in the private sector came to 978, out of a total of 58.19 million employees. Among these victims, 241 were cases of Karôshi (sudden death due to overwork) and 221 were suicides caused by psychosocial risks (Karojistasu). Unfortunately, the number of suicides has increased in recent years. The annual report produced by police agencies in 2017 showed that the total number of suicides came to 21,321, of which 6,432 were employed persons (30.2%).3 An analysis of motivations for suicide has shown that 1,991 cases were related to work problems, professional failures, human relations, changes in the work environment and work-related fatigue"

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