Some even refuse to step foot outside of their homes. These people are known to have Hikikomori syndrome. The cultural syndrome is spreading rapidly, with the use of social media exacerbating the ...

T he definition of "hikikomori"—people who avoid social participation and generally stay at home—according to criteria used by the Japanese Cabinet Office survey, as reported in the press ...

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 ...

He doesn’t have a job and stays at home all day. He has been what's called a “hikikomori" on and off for about 30 years, since dropping out of university in his early 20s. Japan's health ...

Rhythm adventure game Yunyun Syndrome!? Rhythm Psychosis will launch for PC via Steam on October 30, publisher and developer ...

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He's been described in Japanese media as a classic case of "hikikomori," or social withdrawal. And the fact that he killed himself immediately after the attack has led one expert to suggest he may ...

Many neuropsychiatric conditions — including Alzheimer’s disease, chronic depression and severe social withdrawal (or ‘hikikomori’) — are notoriously difficult to diagnose. But the ...