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Gucci Makes a Foray into the Metaverse
The Italian luxury house Gucci joins the non-fungible token (NFT) club, partnering with 10KTF to create its own virtual world and welcome everyone to Gucci Town. It features "New Tokyo", fashion accessories for NFT owners to purchase with profile pics, and a fictional character Wagmi-San. 
The metaverse will aid in hikikomori's social integration
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. 
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