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The land of the rising sun?

More than half of the planet lives in Asia. Six of the ten largest nations in the
world are there. But these countries, like many others, face serious social issues
that have an impact on people’s life quality. Among them, the Japanese have to
deal with the hikikomoris, the cyber homeless, and karoshi.
There are people in Japan who hardly ever leave their houses. This is a condition
that mainly affects adolescents or young adults who live secluded in their
parent's homes, unable to work or go to school for months or years. It is a form
of social withdrawal that prevent people from doing normal life and looking for
help. Their most common characteristics are physical isolation, social avoidance,
and psychological distress that lasts six months or longer.
Another concern is the existence of people who don’t have a place to call home.
A group of them lives in cafés, they are called cyberhomeless. They don’t own or
rent a residence and sleep in 24-hour cafés or manga cafés. Although
such cafés originally provided only internet service, some have expanded their
services to include food, drinks, and showers, causing many people to use them
as their homes. It has a huge impact on life quality, and it is caused by the
expensive prices in Japan.
Furthermore, there is a problem that affects people at their jobs known
as Karoshi, It happens when people die of overwork in Japan as they have a
culture of hard work and rules of politeness that prevent them from leaving their
work earlier. The excess of working hours affects the population physically and
mentally causing stress, heart attacks, and illnesses even many people have died
because of this and have committed suicide. That's how much pressure Japanese
workers fell.
To conclude, this world faces critical issues, shaping people’s daily life,
especially in Japan. There are people like the hikikomoris, the cyber homeless,
and karoshi that deal with problems like loneliness, poverty, and excessive
working hours. Nevertheless, the future of Japan can be solved with the help
and commitment of its citizens, leaders, and institutions.

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