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Family, holidays, time alone.
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Is Emotional Abuse a Crime? Where a Pattern of Control Is Its Own Offense
England and Wales made a pattern of control a criminal offense in 2015; Scotland, Ireland and two Australian states followed. The US has no federal equivalent.
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Hikikomori Support: How Japan and Korea Count Social Withdrawal, and Why the Counting Matters
Japan estimates 1.46 million people aged 15 to 64 in hikikomori withdrawal; Korea counts isolated and reclusive youth aged 19 to 39 separately.
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Solo Travel Safety: The Registration That Actually Reaches You Abroad in the US, Japan and Korea
Advisory levels are the half people read; registration is the half that reaches you. STEP is free, Japan's residence report is a legal duty after three months.
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Holiday Stress: Why Americans Dread Grief and Koreans Dread the Kitchen
Americans' top holiday worry is missing someone or grief, 48 percent, ahead of gift costs at 46. In Korea, 35 percent planned to hold the 2026 rite.