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  • Never one to let a marketing opportunity slip by, YAMAHA Japanese page is now offering a lineup of products call My Room that let you slip comfortably into hiki-komori bliss and totally isolate yourself from friends, family, and the world at large.

    Room without a view » Japundit Blog 2005

  • Recently, Japan has become plagued by a phenomenon known as hiki-komori — young, usually male shut ins who lock themselves in their rooms and refuse to come out for days, months, or even years on end.

    Room without a view » Japundit Blog 2005

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