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Japanese Prefecture Creates Mascot Girl to Help Introverts
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Kanagawa sponsors "Hiki Star" site & ad with Niconico to hikikomori shut-ins
Japan's Kanagawa prefecture opened a website to hikikomori shut-ins titled "Hiki Star" on May 29. The website features two anime-style mascots, Suzuhari Hoshi and Koyurugi Hoshi, and describes itself as a website "by hikikomori, from hikikomori, for hikikomori." The website is operated by a local non-profit organization, and it includes hikikomori on its steering committee.
The website publishes personal thoughts that hikikomori have submitted to the site, as well as interviews with former hikikomori, book reviews, comics, and more. The site received 1,890 hits in its first four days, and is also active on Twitter.
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Source: Sankei News, J-Cast Mono Watch
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