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Otaya, Satoshi – Educational Studies in Japan: International Yearbook, 2021
This study focuses on "ibasho" in Japan in the sense of free spaces for people with a history of hikikomori (social withdrawal) who have trouble in finding employment. The paper reviews previous literature on "ibasho," and attempts to clarify the role that "ibasho" are expected to play in supporting these people. As a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Asian Culture, Cultural Influences, Social Behavior
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Seko, Yukari – Learning Inquiry, 2008
Internet-mediated joint suicides or "Net group suicides" ("Net shinju") has become a significant social problem in Japan since 2002. Despite a privileged view of suicide-related cyberspaces as a murky underworld, there has been little study about how the participants of such spaces interact and perform their…
Descriptors: Social Problems, Clubs, Suicide, Foreign Countries