Week 1.2 Hikikomori – social trend or cultural trend

On 14 January 2006, Hong Kong Christian Service released a survey report on Hong Kong urban hermits. It was estimated that about 18,500 young adults and 540 students are socially withdrawn. A previous survey by the service put the number at 6,000 in early 2005.
This extreme form of social withdrawal is more common in Japan, [...]