Hikikomori
Adolescence without End
by Saito Tamaki
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appears in Burnout, Psychology, and Social Sciences.
This is the first English translation of a controversial Japanese best seller that made the public aware of the social problem of hikikomori, or ?withdrawal??a phenomenon estimated by the author to involve as many as one million Japanese adolescents and young Adult,s who have withdrawn from society, retreating to their rooms for months or years and ...
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