Kyoto (Japan) (AFP) – More than a million people aged 15 to 64 in Japan live highly reclusive lives, retreating from social contact for at least six months, according to a 2020 government estimate. Through an experimental theatre project, two French artists are hoping to offer recovering hikikomori, or “shut-ins”, a chance to express themselves and regain self-confidence.
Theatre project spotlights Japan’s reclusive ‘hikikomori’
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