What Japan's hikikomori can teach us about self-isolation english.kyodonews.net

(Supplied photo shows the official logo for Pull stay, a game developed by Nito Souji during the past five years of his hikikomori life.)
He had initially only planned to remain a hikikomori for three years, or until he could support himself.
So I became a hikikomori," he said, now living alone in his aunt's apartment in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture.
(Supplied photo shows CLiONE, a hikikomori DJ based in Tokyo, donning a custom mascot head to keep his appearance a mystery during music videos and live streams on YouTube.)
I've always been prone to colds and my body has further weakened due to the hikikomori life.