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Koki Ozora, a college student who started a nonprofit called "Anata no Ibasho," or "A Place for You," talks with a woman who'd like to help Ozora's organization, as he speaks in his office in Tokyo on Friday, Oct. 2, 2020. Suicides are on the rise among Japanese teens and that worries 21-year-old Ozora, who grew up depressed and lonely. His online Japanese-language chat service, run entirely by volunteers, offers a 24-hour text-messaging counseling for those seeking a sympathetic ear, promising to answer every request, within five seconds for urgent ones.  (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

Koki Ozora, a college student who started a nonprofit called "Anata no Ibasho," or "A Place for You," talks with a woman who'd like to help Ozora's organization, as he speaks in his office in Tokyo on Friday, Oct. 2, 2020. Suicides are on the rise among Japanese teens and that worries 21-year-old Ozora, who grew up depressed and lonely. His online Japanese-language chat service, run entirely by volunteers, offers a 24-hour text-messaging counseling for those seeking a sympathetic ear, promising to answer every request, within five seconds for urgent ones. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

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