The metaverse will aid in hikikomori's social integration
posted 21 Feb 2023
The Kazoku Hikikomori Japan project will bring Tokyo's social recluses, known as hikikomori, back into society.
Six hybrid meetings will be held in Tokyo's Edogawa Ward for people who are struggling with social integration. Hikikomori will be able to participate in the project in three different ways: physically, virtually (in the metaverse), or or in a safe physical shelter. The organizers will set up a location where recluses will have the desire to interact with others.
Experts estimate that between 1 and 2 million Japanese people identify themselves as hikikomori.
Six hybrid meetings will be held in Tokyo's Edogawa Ward for people who are struggling with social integration. Hikikomori will be able to participate in the project in three different ways: physically, virtually (in the metaverse), or or in a safe physical shelter. The organizers will set up a location where recluses will have the desire to interact with others.
Experts estimate that between 1 and 2 million Japanese people identify themselves as hikikomori.
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