The phenomenon of hikikomori—long-term social withdrawal—came to the fore as an issue involving young Japanese in the late 1990s. The situation is becoming even more serious as the recluses advance in ...

Scientists are now one step closer to providing better care for a rising mental health phenomenon: Hikikomori, or pathological social withdrawal. Hikikomori stems from hikikomoru, a compound verb made ...

1.5 million Japanese are living as recluses in their homes. (Representational) Hikikomori, a phenomenon of social withdrawal, is spreading rapidly in Japan, according to a government survey. The ...

The government estimates that Japan has 1.15 million hikikomori, people who have withdrawn from society. But Saitō Tamaki, a leading expert on this matter, suggests that the figure is larger and may ...