X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,804af4b40a1a08ec X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-03-17 03:16:22 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!cyclone.bc.net!newsfeed.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp!newshub1.kdd1.nap.home.ne.jp!news.home.ne.jp!news1.rdc1.ky.home.ne.jp.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "KIRARA" Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art References: Subject: Re: Hikikomori Lines: 28 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-2022-jp" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Message-ID: <48ida.30313$ZS4.727822@news1.rdc1.ky.home.ne.jp> Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 11:16:16 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 61.22.17.84 X-Complaints-To: abuse@home.ne.jp X-Trace: news1.rdc1.ky.home.ne.jp 1047899776 61.22.17.84 (Mon, 17 Mar 2003 20:16:16 JST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 20:16:16 JST Organization: @Home Network Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:22321 "Sam Blanning" wrote in message > 'Hermit', 'Recluse' and 'Shutin' are good. 'Agoraphobic' means, literally, > 'someone who is scared of being outside', rather than someone who doesn't > like being sociable. 'Loner' is perhaps the most used word for that type of > person. > New fact I found is. The BBC said: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/correspondent/2334893.stm I read this. ( I think Hikikomori phenomenon exists not only young people but also over 30's in Japan now.) Sorry to cause this thread confusion, but I didn't even doubt that Hikikomori is very local topic. :-(((( Also you can google and find another Hikikomori topic if you wanna get more. Thanks a lot. -- KIRARA http://bbs2.otd.co.jp/283399/bbs_thread