kensuke and daisuke don't want to be recognised.he fact they managed to leave their rooms to attend a consultation is already a major achievement. >> [speaking japanese] on a scale of 1 to 10, today i feel minus 3. it's hot and humid. i'm in a bad mood. >> [speaking japanese] when i'm in my room, all i can think is, how can i get out of here? and how can i stop being a burden on my parents? >> the parents of hikikomori often suffer as much they do. they often feel a strong sense of shame. pupublically admdmitting that r child has no job and no friends would be humiliating. more often than not, they're complicit in maintaining their child's isolation hiding thehm from the neighghbours, for example. it's a problem that's set to become even more acute in the coming years. >>>> [speaking j japanese] in n we talk abouout the 8080-50 pro. when t the parents are 80, ther children are 50. and the older the parents get, the harder it is for them to look after their children. >> traditionally, japanese culture emphasized conformity. for peopl