FEATURE: Finance plans being explored for "hikikomori" after parents' deaths

As the "hikikomori" phenomenon increasingly intersects with Japan's rapidly aging society, support organizations are introducing new tools to help socially withdrawn individuals calculate assets, understand pension systems, and create long-term financial plans for them.With an estimated 1.46 million hikikomori reclusive people nationwide, workshops and informational booklets are spreading across the country to teach them how to manage living expenses after parents pass away.One expert stressed the importance of confronting the numbers directly: "We want them to specifically calculate assets…READ FULL ARTICLE