Tamaki Saitō

Tamaki Saitō (斎藤 環 Saitō Tamaki, born September 24, 1961) is a Japanese psychologist and critic. He specializes in the psychiatry of Puberty and Adolescence. Saitō is Director of Medical Service at Sofukai Sasaki Hospital in Funabashi, Chiba.[1]

Saitō is notable for his study of hikikomori, a term he coined;[2] he is internationally recognized as Japan's leading hikikomori expert.[2][3]

Personal history

Saito was born in Kitakami, Iwate. In 1980 he graduated from Morioka First High School and matriculated into the University of Tsukuba the same year; graduating in 1986 from the medical faculty with a specialization in Environmental Ecology. In 1990 he completed a doctoral course in medicine under the leadership of Hiroshi Inamura.

Publications

Translation in English

References

  1. Minutes of Forum "Have Young People Lost Their Dreams? A Portrait of Young People in Modern Society" (March 2005). Retrieved on 13 October 2008.
  2. 1 2 Maggie Jones (2006-01-15). "Shutting Themselves In". The New York Times Magazine. Retrieved 2014-01-17.
  3. "Japan: The Missing Million" (20 October 2002). Retrieved on 13 October 2008.
  4. "Beautiful Fighting Girl". Amazon.com. ISBN 0816654514.
  5. Ruh, Brian (26 July 2011). "You Fight like a Girl - Brain Diving". Anime News Network.

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