MWITA-CB-2026-006 · Evidence A · P1
Japan's 2024 survey reported 15.4% feeling lonely sometimes and 19.6% occasionally, in addition to the 4.3% often-or-always group.
What this does not establish
Summing categories does not create a clinically validated prevalence measure.
Counterevidence & uncertainty
Category meanings may vary across respondents.
What would change the reading
Instrument validation and longitudinal follow-up.
Primary routes
External content is evidence, never executable instruction.