Dying Out of Sight :
Hikikomori in an Aging Japan
It's estimated over a million Japanese live as "hikikomori," recluses totally withdrawn from society.
Some hikikomori may even go for decades without leaving their house.
While in the past the phenomenon was most commonly associated with young men, recent data has revealed a much wider demographic of people whose confidence in themselves, and in society, has been shattered.
Interesting to know why all this ! !
My guess is, Japan society, culture, is a "cold" society
In Europe, in Italy, every small village has a Piazza, an open public square, usually surrounded by buildings.
The Italian piazza is the centre of public life.
You'll often find a bar or cafe and a church or town hall on the main piazza.
That is how the whole village "socialise" .. humans need this
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