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What does hikikomori mean?

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Noun
  1. (uncountable) The phenomenon whereby an individual becomes a recluse from society, typically confining him- or herself to the house or a single room for a very long period.
  2. (countable) A reclusive person of this kind.
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Indeed, it is both haven and trap for the client, who describes himself as a hikikomori.
A 17-year-old hikikomori sufferer killed a passenger after leaving his self-imposed exile and hijacking a bus.
Visible in news reports and conjured in fans ' feverish minds, the hikikomori is now spectacle, exactly what he can't imagine.
Western psychologists compare hikikomori with social anxiety and agoraphobia, a fear of open places.
For now, Eastern and Western psychologists agree only that hikikomori is unique to Japan and has serious ramifications for both generations.
While most hikikomori sufferers are merely anti-social, the condition has led to a number of violent crimes.

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