Japan has always been known as a hard-working country, full of polite and considerate
citizens who put others' needs before their own. Unfortunately, these good qualities of the …

This thesis discusses the hikikomori phenomenon in Japan. Hikikomori is a Japanese term
describing young people in the current Japanese society who have socially withdrawn …

In today's Japan an estimated one million youths have sequestered themselves in their
family homes. Many believe them to be social misfits or psychological casualties, but in truth …

Hikikomori is defined as a severe form of social withdrawal where one retracts from society
and seeks extreme degrees of confinement and isolation. The term applies to both the action …

Although rare in the west, in Japan and in some other advanced countries on the Asian-
Pacific rim, there is a popular perception that there has been a significant increase in the …

The term “hikikomori” has spread mainly in Japan and indicates a disorder characterized by
a form of social withdrawal that involves adolescents and young adults who confine …

This research is entitled “Hikikomori in Japanese Community Perspective”. Data was
collected by distributing questionnaires to Kobe Women's University students. Through this …

One of the most talked-about social issues in Japan in recent years has been the problem of
the nation's purportedly one million “hidden” youths, known as hikikomori (literally,“the …

This is the first English translation of a controversial Japanese best seller about the social
problem of hikikomori, or" withdrawal"—a phenomenon estimated by the author to affect as …

A SYNDROME KNOWN AS HIKIKOMORI, IN which the outside world is shunned, is
wreaking havoc on young people in Japan, a country known for its communal values. And …