Japan looks to address recluse crisis
by 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.