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Global attention to hikikomori youth isolation
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Latest: Italy faces rising hikikomori social withdrawal cases
In late July 2026, reports highlighted that the hikikomori syndrome—extreme social withdrawal among adolescents and young adults, first identified in Japan—was drawing worldwide interest. Experts noted its prevalence of