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 of ...

The 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, differs from ...

KHJ, or Kazoku Hikikomori Japan, is an NPO offering support and guidance to hikikomori (shut-ins) and their families. The organization, which also goes by the name National Federation of Hikikomori ...