Kimio Ito
Kimio Ito is a sociology professor at Kyoto University, who has studied the phenomenon of jouhatsu, or voluntary disappearance, in Japan. He highlights how this trend reflects the darker aspects of Japanese culture, particularly the stigma surrounding failure and debt, and how societal pressures contribute to individuals choosing to vanish from their lives.
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Kimio Ito is a sociology professor at Kyoto University who discusses the phenomenon of jouhatsu.
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