Thursday, April 14, 2011

Statistical Error in Hikikimori Presentation

In the presentation, I mistakenly said that 10% of the Japanese population were hikikimori. I had gotten this statistic from a Japanese video, but I read it mistakenly. The actual number are thus:

According to psychologist Tamaki Saitō, who first coined the phrase, there may be one million hikikomori in Japan, representing 20% of all male adolescents in Japan, or 1% of the total Japanese population.


From: Saitō, Tamaki. 1998. Shakaiteki Hikikomori (Social Withdrawal). Tokyo: PHP kenkyuujyo.

Sorry for the confusion. It's still a big number, though.

Related news in America:

Neglected child dies while parents play World of Warcraft: http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2005/06/547.ars

Teenager goes into convulsions after playing World of Warcraft computer game for 24 hours: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1086700/Boy-goes-convulsions-playing-World-Warcraft-24-hours-straight.html#ixzz1JWxgN9eb

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