An estimated 541,000 people aged between 15 and 39 in Japan avoid social contact and shut themselves in their homes. The figure compares with the previous Cabinet Office survey in 2010 that found an estimated 696,000 such people — known as hikikomori — across the country.

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Submitted September 08, 2016 at 03:41PM by madazzahatter http://ift.tt/2bW5fj8