Jōhatsu
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Jōhatsu or jouhatsu refers to the people in Japan who purposely vanish from their established lives without a trace. This phenomenon can be seen all over the world, such as the United States, Canada,
The jōhatsu disappear from their lives, often to escape shame from society.
Hikikomori
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Hikikomori are reclusive adolescents or adults who withdraw from social life, often seeking extreme degrees of isolation and confinement. The term refers to both the sociological phenomenon in general
Jōhatsu
…and disruption-of-service fees in the context of platform jumpers). Similar societal pressures have been theorized to contribute to the prevalence of hikikomori and a relatively high suicide rate. The term jōhatsu started being used in the 1960s. At that time, it was used in the context of people who decided…
A young Japanese man living as a hikikomori in 2004
Japanese high school classroom. Rigid education is often cited as a contributing factor to hikikomori.
A residential street in Tokyo