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![Japan Struggles to Understand the Abe Assassination Japan Struggles to Understand the Abe Assassination](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-07-10-140412.jpg)
Japan Struggles to Understand the Abe Assassination
By Cristian Martini Grimaldi
The shocking murder highlighted Abe's unique stature. But aside from the high-profile target, the killing fit a pattern of lone wolf attacks in Japan.
![The Trouble With Linking COVID-19 to Japan’s Hikikomori The Trouble With Linking COVID-19 to Japan’s Hikikomori](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-05-14-6.jpg)
The Trouble With Linking COVID-19 to Japan’s Hikikomori
By Tadasu Takahashi
The mental health issue is already poorly understood; now its role in the public imagination is shifting again.
![What’s Behind the Rise of Recluses in Japan? What’s Behind the Rise of Recluses in Japan?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2019-12-19-4.jpg)
What’s Behind the Rise of Recluses in Japan?
By Xiaochen Su
A lack of economic ambition is increasing the trend of “hikikomori” in Japan.
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