Tsukuba, Japan—Although the need for support for "hikikomori"—people who avoid social participation and generally stay at home—has recently been increasing, how to define hikikomori in terms ...

In Japan, the problem is so acute that it has a name: Hikikomori. A hikikomori is defined as someone who withdraws from society, not attending school, work, or other activities, for more than six ...

Hikikomori is a form of severe social withdrawal amongst adolescents and young adults that was first described in Japan in the 1990s. However, now one of the leading researchers in the field, Dr ...