>but Japanese young adults are not nearly as independent as western kids. You can totally see this while travelling. Very few japanese youngsters travel abroad

>but Japanese young adults are not nearly as independent as western kids. You can totally see this while travelling. Very few japanese youngsters travel abroad and even fewer do so alone. This is in contrast with say young Koreans. I meet those in droves usually either alone or groups of 2/3. I don't understand what happens between childhood independence and hikikomori but something definitely happens.