Current status of Japanese hikikomori that has become a special feature

“I don’t see the point in working hard now.” “The inner thoughts of a 51-year-old reclusive, lonely man who survives on his father’s inheritance and his mother’s pension.”

Hikikomori (reclusive person living alone) is on the rise in aging population

The number of hikikomori aged 40 to 65 is close to 850,000.

They live off their parents’ pension when they are 70 to 90 years old.