101 East

101 East

Japan: The Age Of Social Withdrawal (2020x5)


: 20, 2020

101 East examines why more people are withdrawing from society in Japan. Kenji Yamase spends his days in his bedroom. The 54-year-old has been a “hikikomori” all of his adult life. The term describes Japanese who rarely interact with society beyond their family.

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