Dimanche 27 juillet 2025

Le texte explore la dualité entre livres physiques et Internet, soulignant l’importance de la lecture et la dégradation cognitive actuelle.

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Japan faces a growing crisis of social isolation, with over 1.4 million people — many middle-aged — living as "hikikomori," and experts say only long-term, trust-based community support can reverse the trend. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/06/16/japan/japan-needs-to-rethink-how-it-helps-hikikomori/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #hikikomori #psychology #depression
Japan needs to rethink how it helps <i>hikikomori</i>

While hikikomori, the Japanese term for acute social withdrawal, often brings to mind young recluses in dark bedrooms, the reality is broader.

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#lorosiprovacolfuoco #60, #Napoli, #FrancaLanni ripercorre un itinerario artistico ormai lungo più di mezzo secolo: dalle esperienze laboratoriali con i malati psichici che attraversano tutti gli anni settanta, prima ad #Aversa e poi, insieme a #RenataPetti, al #Frullone di Napoli, al suo progetto sugli #hikikomori. Negli anni novanta, inoltre, comincia a sperimentare le possibilità del #computer e, recentissimamente, l' #AI..#arte #artecontemporanea #artivisive https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrafyO003lY&t=31s
Franca Lanni - "L'oro si prova col fuoco" #60

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The government adopted a basic framework for measures to support members of what is known as the “Employment Ice Age” generation, who had trouble finding work after graduating from school between around 1993 and 2004. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/03/japan/politics/ice-age-boost-support/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #jobs #socialwelfare #nonregularworkers #poverty #retirement #hikikomori
Japan government to boost support for job 'Ice Age' generation

The framework calls for measures to improve the employment situation of those in their 40s and 50s, and for steps to assist them in their later years.

The Japan Times
Was für eine wundervolle Idee. Eine Schule in #Nagano will #Hikikomori helfen in den Alltag zurück zu kommen. https://mstdn.social/@sumikai/114607774109532061
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Attached: 1 image Hikikomori leben oft über Jahre hinweg zurückgezogen, eine Schule in Nagano will ihnen beim Wiedereinstieg in den Alltag helfen. #japan https://sumikai.com/nachrichten-aus-japan/soziales-leben/wie-eine-schule-in-nagano-hikikomori-zurueck-in-die-gesellschaft-begleitet-356714/

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“There’s always going to be some place for you in society,” says Momoka Taira, a former “hikikomori” shut-in. “But you have to go out there and find it.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/05/31/lifestyle/hikikomori-shut-ins-rehabilitation-nagano/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #lifestyle #hikikomori #mentalhealth #education
How ‘hikikomori’ shut-ins ‘start to have dreams for the future’

As many as 1.5 million “hikikomori” shut-ins withdraw from social life in Japan, but one school in Nagano is finding success is coaxing them back into the world.

The Japan Times

Yesterday, I finished my first #OMORI playthrough. Man, what a layered and emotionally impactful game…

If you like story-driven plots as in #Undertale and psychological horror about heavy topics, I recommend!

https://www.omori-game.com/en

#Gaming #Horror #Psychology #Omocat #HorrorGame #Indie #IndieDev #Hikikomori #Repression #RPG

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Explore a strange world full of colorful friends and foes. When the time comes, the path you’ve chosen will determine your fate... and perhaps the fate of others as well.

Extreme social withdrawal is surging in Japan. Hikikomori now counts around 1.5 M people of all ages. What drives them behind closed doors, and what can be done? Read more: https://medium.com/@funfactvoyager/behind-closed-doors-the-rise-of-hikikomori-in-recent-years-7de50d3841c4

#Hikikomori #Japan #MentalHealth #TravelFacts

Behind Closed Doors: The Rise of Japan’s Hikikomori in Recent Years

Imagine not stepping outside for days, months, or even years. This reality is known as hikikomori, an extreme form of voluntary isolation affecting roughly 1.5 million people in Japan. Once…

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Douleur : c'est ma semaine de réajustement du budget mensuel. + : l'arrêt du tabac, belle économie - : énergie, taxes, alimentation... Pour la 1ère fois en 15 ans, me restera peut être 25€ en budget... sorties/loisirs. #hikikomori #ByReasons ;)

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