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Hikikomori is a term used to describe a growing group of young people in Japan who lock themselves in their bedrooms for months if not years, reports the NY Times.
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Hikikomori is a term used to describe a growing group of young people in Japan who lock themselves in their bedrooms for months if not years, reports the NY Times.
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Comment posted at March 10, 2006 08:19 AM prd34 says: "Hikikomori" is actually an offshoot of what they call "Futoukou" or "school refusal" or "school phobia" in Japan.
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a while - while also offering subtle social criticism of a consumer culture as well as commentary about what in Japanese culture is referred to as Hikikomori or also called
Twitch 2010
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—‘Hikikomori’ bedroom hermits should be regarded as national crisis | The Mainichi Daily News
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Hikikomori (see also) - social retraction syndrome - the withdrawing from social life, particularly by adolescents.
unbillable hours: 2006
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Hikikomori (see also) - social retraction syndrome - the withdrawing from social life, particularly by adolescents.
Science 2006
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Hikikomori (see also) - social retraction syndrome - the withdrawing from social life, particularly by adolescents.
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Hikikomori (see also) - social retraction syndrome - the withdrawing from social life, particularly by adolescents.
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Hikikomori (see also) - social retraction syndrome - the withdrawing from social life, particularly by adolescents.
Interesting Times 2006
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