{"id":148037,"date":"2022-08-08T13:26:41","date_gmt":"2022-08-08T04:26:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=148037&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2022-08-08T13:26:41","modified_gmt":"2022-08-08T04:26:41","slug":"majority-of-fukuokas-shut-ins-aged-40-or-above","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/majority-of-fukuokas-shut-ins-aged-40-or-above\/","title":{"rendered":"Majority of Fukuoka\u2019s Shut-ins aged 40 or above"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fukuoka Prefecture reported over 1,100 confirmed shut-ins (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hikikomori<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) in municipalities other than Fukuoka City and Kitakyushu City. The first survey on those who remained isolated at home for more than six months except for limited activities, such as buying food at convenience stores, disclosed that over 70% of the population are aged 40 or above. The proportion of hikikomori people aged 20 ~ 39 stood at 21%. The prefecture considers that the number of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hikikomori <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">people is much larger than this, and a more robust support system is needed. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/fukuoka-news\/20220722\/5010016568.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-148033\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/fnn_dark-room-unsplash_2022_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C932&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Majority of Fukuoka\u2019s Shut-ins aged 40 or above\" width=\"1400\" height=\"932\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/fnn_dark-room-unsplash_2022_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/fnn_dark-room-unsplash_2022_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/fnn_dark-room-unsplash_2022_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/fnn_dark-room-unsplash_2022_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Photo by<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@allexx54?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alexander Possingham<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/s\/photos\/room-dark?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unsplash<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Get Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu area news and events in English regularly.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Sign up for our <\/span><b>free<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> weekly newsletter. 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