Japan's Lost Generation

RockLee

Hullu

22 Apr 2004

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• 14 Aug 2004

• #1

This is an old article I found today...it's about hikikomori or ひきこもり
, it means people who withdraw from society.

http://www.time.com/time/asia/magazine/2000/0501/japan.essaymurakami.html

 

shotime77780

先輩

2 Aug 2004

87

1

• 14 Aug 2004

• #2

ummm so what if your social reject we got tons of those everywhere around the world......

 

RockLee

Hullu

22 Apr 2004

3,806

133

• 14 Aug 2004

• Thread starter
• #3

Please post something that adds anything of value...not some childish remark please

 

dadako

後輩

1 Dec 2003

171

0

• 16 Aug 2004

• #4

shotime77780 said:

ummm so what if your social reject we got tons of those everywhere around the world......

Click to expand...

I agree, all the social rejects from japan seem to end up in london or brighton... all oddballs.

 

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60Yen

後輩

13 Aug 2004

64

2

• 16 Aug 2004

• #5

How can people lock themselves up for months? After 2 hours I'm over with it...

 

DragonChan

後輩

21 Jul 2004

170

4

• 17 Aug 2004

• #6

I guess if you simply can't handle your life anymore, and you don't want to commit suicide... Then locking yourself in your room would seem a nice option I suppose.