[ MINAMI Nobuyuki, WATANABE Hisako, and KUDO Sadatsugu ] insist that each [ hikikomori ] be held accountable for his actions and be able to distinguish between fixed, not flexible, notions of right and wrong. They want to encourage individual autonomy over collective sensibilities, and recognize that these lost and sometimes trouble young adults can prosper only in an open, flexible, and trusting environment—precisely the sort of surroundings modern Japan tries to undermine.
© 2006 Nan A. Talese, Shutting Out The Sun by Michael Zielenziger, page 92
