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#video#Japan Good thing January is over. It’s commonly considered the most depressing month of the year. But for many Japanese students, stress is permanent. For example, Ryoji Tani was constantly bullied at school and pressured at home. ‘I was raised in an environment where my personality didn’t exist; it was missing’, he says. As a result, Ryoji suffered from a nervous tic and constant stress until he decided not to go to school anymore one day. In Japan, there is even a term for children who refuse to go to school - futoko. But quitting school had a long-term consequence for Ryoji. He withdrew from society and shut himself away in his room for eight years. Social recluses like Ryoji are known as hikikomori. Learn more stories of Japanese hikikomori in our documentary here. Follow: https://t.me/rtdocumentary