Article 6TANN Japan looks to address recluse crisis

Japan looks to address recluse crisis

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editors@theworld.org (Rebecca Rosman)
from The World: Latest Stories on (#6TANN)

In Japan, a hidden crisis is unfolding. Over a million people have retreated from society - some for months, others for years. They are known as hikikomori - a term that translates to being pulled inward or confined. Reporter Rebecca Rosman wanted to understand what drives this societal withdrawal. She met with a former hikikomori in Tokyo, who spent nearly a decade confined to his childhood bedroom.

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