Chikako Ozawa-de Silva is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Emory University and the author of Psychotherapy and Religion in Japan.

• ContentsAcknowledgments A Note on Language Introduction: Disconnected Peopleand the Lonely Society 1. Subjectivity and Empathy 2. Too Lonely to Die Alone: Internet Group Suicide 3. Connecting the Disconnected: Suicide Websites 4. Meaning in Life: Exploring the Need to Be Neededamong Young Japanese 5. Surviving 3.11 6. The Anatomy of Resilience 7. What Loneliness Can Teach Us Notes References Index

"Anatomy of Loneliness provides rich information on and analytical insights into the psychological pain of certain groups of people in Japan. . . .rich, thought-provoking content [that] challenges the reader with such important life questions."

Chikako Ozawa-de Silva is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Emory University and the author of Psychotherapy and Religion in Japan.

• ContentsAcknowledgments A Note on Language Introduction: Disconnected Peopleand the Lonely Society 1. Subjectivity and Empathy 2. Too Lonely to Die Alone: Internet Group Suicide 3. Connecting the Disconnected: Suicide Websites 4. Meaning in Life: Exploring the Need to Be Neededamong Young Japanese 5. Surviving 3.11 6. The Anatomy of Resilience 7. What Loneliness Can Teach Us Notes References Index

"Anatomy of Loneliness provides rich information on and analytical insights into the psychological pain of certain groups of people in Japan. . . .rich, thought-provoking content [that] challenges the reader with such important life questions."

Chikako Ozawa-de Silva is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Emory University and the author of Psychotherapy and Religion in Japan.

• ContentsAcknowledgments A Note on Language Introduction: Disconnected Peopleand the Lonely Society 1. Subjectivity and Empathy 2. Too Lonely to Die Alone: Internet Group Suicide 3. Connecting the Disconnected: Suicide Websites 4. Meaning in Life: Exploring the Need to Be Neededamong Young Japanese 5. Surviving 3.11 6. The Anatomy of Resilience 7. What Loneliness Can Teach Us Notes References Index

"Anatomy of Loneliness provides rich information on and analytical insights into the psychological pain of certain groups of people in Japan. . . .rich, thought-provoking content [that] challenges the reader with such important life questions."