Wednesday, February 4, 2009
This blog is about Hikikomori.
In a word, Hikikomori is a Japanese term that means social withdrawal in youth. I guess almost all Japanese people know Hikikomori and view it as a social problem.
The word Hikikomori became famous in Japan when Tamaki Saito, a Japanese psychiatrist, published a book Shakaiteki Hikikomori in 1998. According to Saito's definition, Shakaiteki Hikikomori "becomes a problem by one's late 20s, and he or she keeps indoors and failing to participate in society more than 6 months, and its main cause doesn't seem to be other mental disorders."
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, defines Hikikomori. "he or she becomes less likely to participate in society due to various factors and fails to participate in the places except for his or her home, such as workplaces and schools for long periods."
I'm going to write my personal experiences (I'm also a Hikikomori) and personal thoughts about Hikikomori on this blog. And I'm also going to mention NEET (young people Not in Education, Employment, or Training) and school refusal. These are related to Hikikomori.
[About me]
As I wrote earlier, I'm also a Hikikomori. I'm male.
I've lived in Japan since I was born. I spend all day managing my websites, including blogs about Hikikomori (in Japanese), selective mutism, etc.
I was educated in Economics at a Japanese university.
I study English every day to read and write correctly. One purpose of writing this blog is to improve my English writing skills.
smjournal77@yahoo.co.jp
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NEET Hikikomori Journal (Japanese)
http://nhjournal.blog37.fc2.com/
Selective Mutism - My Memories
http://selectivemutism-mm.blogspot.com/
In a word, Hikikomori is a Japanese term that means social withdrawal in youth. I guess almost all Japanese people know Hikikomori and view it as a social problem.
The word Hikikomori became famous in Japan when Tamaki Saito, a Japanese psychiatrist, published a book Shakaiteki Hikikomori in 1998. According to Saito's definition, Shakaiteki Hikikomori "becomes a problem by one's late 20s, and he or she keeps indoors and failing to participate in society more than 6 months, and its main cause doesn't seem to be other mental disorders."
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, defines Hikikomori. "he or she becomes less likely to participate in society due to various factors and fails to participate in the places except for his or her home, such as workplaces and schools for long periods."
I'm going to write my personal experiences (I'm also a Hikikomori) and personal thoughts about Hikikomori on this blog. And I'm also going to mention NEET (young people Not in Education, Employment, or Training) and school refusal. These are related to Hikikomori.
[About me]
As I wrote earlier, I'm also a Hikikomori. I'm male.
I've lived in Japan since I was born. I spend all day managing my websites, including blogs about Hikikomori (in Japanese), selective mutism, etc.
I was educated in Economics at a Japanese university.
I study English every day to read and write correctly. One purpose of writing this blog is to improve my English writing skills.
smjournal77@yahoo.co.jp
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HSWJ (Hikikomori - Social withdrawal in Japan) uses cookies and web beacons to collect data. The use of cookies and web beacons is an industry standard.
A Cookie is a small piece of information that web sites send to your computers temporarily and later retrieve. You can configure your web browser to reject Cookies. A web beacon is a small graphic image on a web page that tracks user's behavior.
HSWJ use Cookies and web beacons for:
(1) Advertisement
HSWJ use Cookies and web beacons in the course of advertisements (Google Adsense) being served on HSWJ.
(2) Website Tracking
HSWJ use Cookies and web beacons in the course of website tracking. HSWJ track information such as your remote host, country/language, HTTP user agent, HTTP Referer, display resolution, etc.
[About Google AdSense Cookie]
Third party vendors, including Google, use Cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to HSWJ. You can see their party vendors on this page.
Google's use of the DoubleClick Cookie enables it and its partners to serve ads to users based on your visit to HSWJ and/or other sites on the Internet.
Users may opt out of the use of the DoubleClick Cookie for interest-based advertising by visiting Ads Settings. (Alternatively, you can direct users to opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for interest based advertising by visiting aboutads.info.)
[Related websites]
NEET Hikikomori Journal (Japanese)
http://nhjournal.blog37.fc2.com/
Selective Mutism - My Memories
http://selectivemutism-mm.blogspot.com/
