Something like 1.5 million people around the Japanese islands isolate themselves from general social interaction by some estimates. This news story describes a school/training program in the middle of the country for people ages 14 to 46 who seek structure and guidance to return in some way to independent living in wider society.
Outside of Japan, too, other countries are recognizing a similar phenomenon of social isolation. So the approach detailed in this story may be of interest outside of the Japanese context.
Usually the online Japan-Times only shows 1 or 2 paragraphs, unless you subscribe.
But this article if for everyone to read. So they do not block the full text.
