ShortHand: Hikikomori - Japan’s Modern Day Hermits

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Sep 4, 202627:47Society & Culture

Societal recluses exist in every culture. But in Japan, the number of permanent shut-ins has risen to incredible levels. There are estimated to be around one million Hikikomori, or ‘modern-day hermits’, in Japan today, a...

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