How and Why Johatsu Disappear?
If you don’t want to commit suicide but are unable to accept failure and disgrace, consider Johatsu.
These disappearances can occur for a number of reasons, such as a kid who fails an academic test and does not want to face his nation or a husband who wins big at gambling and accumulates debt.
Neither kidnapping nor suicide apply here. Every year, around 100,000 Japanese citizens just vanish into thin air. Some take a long to show up, while others remain hidden within their homes as hikikomori, and some are already leading regular lives without making an effort to blend in.
Although it still occurs now, this practice was more prevalent when Japan was having economic issues in the 1990s.
Because of Japan’s privacy rules, these persons normally just vanish without being tracked down. Since tracing bank and card movement is only conceivable in criminal circumstances, the person may choose to simply not register their residence with the city hall. Families who have vanished are not entirely able to help him be located.
