Informant

Hikikomori case

Interview

sessions

Age

Gender

Relationship

Age

Gender

Ethnicity

Status

Location

Year

A

24

Woman

Cousin

27

Woman

Chinese

Current

China

8

Face-to-face/3×

B

38

Man

Sister

35

Woman

Korean

Current

Korea

2

Face-to-face/2×

C

33

Man

Self

33

Man

Japanese

Previous

Japan

8

Email/6×

D

28

Man

Self

28

Man

Japanese

Current

Japan

8

Skype chat/2×

Phone call/1×

E

24

Man

Self

24

Man

Caucasian

Current

Austria

2

Skype chat/12×

F

24

Man

Sister

21

Woman

Japanese

Current

Japan

19

MSN chat/4×

Email/2×

G

24

Man

Self

24

Man

Japanese

Current

Japan

4

Email/3×

H

38

Woman

Self

38

Woman

Japanese

Current

Japan

20

Skype chat/12×