ShortHand: Hikikomori - Japan’s Modern Day Hermits
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ShortHand: Hikikomori - Japan’s Modern Day Hermits

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 4, 202627 min

Societal recluses exist in every culture. But in Japan, the number of permanent shut-ins has risen to incredible levels. There are estimated to be around one million Hikikomori, or ‘modern-day hermits’, in Japan today, and the term has even been proposed to be included in the DSM-5. So what is it about Japanese culture that causes so many young men to never leave the house? Press play to join us in investigating why so many Japanese citizens choose to live their lives in almost complete social isolation. -- Patreon - Ad-free & Bonus Episodes Y...

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Hey, what's up? Hey, I'm going to the store. I'm going to the store. I'm going to the store.

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And you're going to the store? Oh, I'm going to the store. I'm going to the store. Hey, what's up?

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I'm going to the store. It's ASEASAM. ASEASAM? You're going to the store.

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