- Half a million young people in Japan barely leave their homes: The phenomenon, called “hikikomori”, is defined by the Japanese Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry as people who have stayed in their home for six months or more without going to school, work or venturing out to socialise. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/young-people-japan-hikikomori-anxiety-a7329396.html 553 comments worldnews
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- Japan home to 541,000 young recluses, survey finds | The Japan Times http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/09/07/national/japan-home-541000-young-recluses-survey-finds/#.V9CqR1t961s 488 comments
- Hikikomori: Why are so many Japanese men refusing to leave their rooms? - BBC News http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23182523 200 comments
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