https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20200113-the-rise-of-japans-super-solo-culture
He writes books about the economics of what he calls Japan's "super solo society" and estimates that 50% of the population aged 15 or older will be living in single-person households by 2040.

https://www.rethinktokyo.com/Hitorigurashi-living-alone-japan
Hitorigurashi — the Japanese word for living alone — was once an exception rather than the norm. Traditionally a collectivistic society, Japanese people would live with their family until they married and started one of their own. Living with multiple generations and extended family was the way of life in Japan for a very long time, but things are changing.

https://gcelt.org/living-alone-in-japan-exploring-the-age-restrictions-and-faqs/
While the general legal age of adulthood in Japan is 20, the Japanese Civil Code does provide a path for individuals aged 16 and above to live alone under specific circumstances. Emancipation allows young adults to showcase their maturity, financial stability, and the ability to manage their own affairs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mC9lEslFGTo
Sharing my ordinary daily life living alone here in Japan. After one month of having a vacation I finally came back home to my Japanese apartment. I don't k

https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-topics/g00768/a-community-of-connections-looking-forward-to-the-solo-society.html
SocietyLifestyleFamilyJan 13, 2020. It is estimated that by 2040, around half of the Japanese population will be unmarried "solos" who live alone. In this article, one of Japan's leading

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SORthIsoLP0
Around the world more and more people are opting for the single life but in Japan, loneliness has become an epidemic. Subscribe: https://ab.co/3yqPOZ5Marri

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6177267/
In contrast to research on the implications of living alone at older ages in Japan (e.g., Brown et al. 2002; Sun et al. 2007), attention to the relative well-being of young adults living alone is scarce. Research on the U.S. and other countries provides only limited guidance.

https://japantoday.com/category/features/kuchikomi/living-alone-becoming-a-way-of-life-for-many-but-that's-not-necessarily-for-worse
What a lonely country Japan is - for better and for worse. For better, say many - more than ever before. To be alone is to be free - free to do what you want when you want; free of the nuisance of having to take others into account; free to travel, pursue hobbies, develop skills, learn languages, indulge whims you'd be embarrassed to reveal to your nearest and dearest, if you had any.

https://savvytokyo.com/alone-in-tokyo-5-tips-to-get-through-the-solo-foreigner-blues/
1. Invite your co-workers out after work. The joy of being in Tokyo is that there are endless opportunities for fun—and everything is open late. Getting the chance to get to know your co-workers outside of work is undoubtedly a great way to create, strengthen, and maintain new friendships. The good news is that in Japan, post-work drinks, or

https://www.statista.com/topics/7657/solo-society-in-japan/
Ratio of men dining out alone among restaurant visitors in Japan as of November 2021, by age group Premium Statistic Ratio of female restaurant goers eating out alone in Japan 2021, by age group

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI8ncAiTDUk
とある平日の日の1日のvlogです🏠起きて、ごはんを作って、家を出て、また帰ってきてご飯を作っていつものルーティンですが、家の中で過ごす

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30310360/
I then use data from the 2000-2010 rounds of the Japanese General Social Survey to examine whether and why men and women living alone differ from those living with others in terms of happiness and self-rated health. Results: Results of the first set of analyses indicate that changes in marital behavior explain all of the increase in one-person

https://collaborate.princeton.edu/en/publications/living-alone-in-japan-relationships-with-happiness-and-health
I then use data from the 2000-2010 rounds of the Japanese General Social Survey to examine whether and why men and women living alone differ from those living with others in terms of happiness and self-rated health.

https://www.japannihon.com/what-age-can-you-live-alone-in-japan/
2. Legal Requirements for Living Alone in Japan. In general, individuals aged 18 or over are legally allowed to live alone in Japan. However, if you are under 18, you may still be able to do so with parental permission. Additionally, if you are a foreign national living in Japan on a student or work visa, you may need to meet additional

https://blog.villagehouse.jp/en/moving-tips/living-alone-as-a-woman-top-5-things-to-pay-attention-to-when-choosing-an-apartment/
When it comes to living alone there were over 4 million female one-person households recorded in 2020 in Japan. 20% or 1.8 million out of 4 million of this demographic were aged 75 to 84, while around 1.2 million out of 4 million of this demographic were aged 25 to 24, suggesting that women living alone in Japan are not a rarity.

https://www.jstor.org/stable/26350152
James M. Raymo ¹, Living alone in Japan, Demographic Research, Vol. 32 (JANUARY - JUNE 2015), pp. 1267-1298

https://learnjapaneseanime.com/culture-custom/school/japanese-teenagers-living-alone/
3.1. Percentage of Japanese Teenagers Living Alone. The results of the census show that there are very few high school students living alone. 0% of single-person households are under the age of 15. The percentage of single-person households between the ages of 15 and 19 is 6.6% for men and 5.4% for women.

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/13/japan/society/japan-elderly-living-alone-study/
One in five Japanese households by 2050 will be elderly people living alone, a new study said Friday, as Japan scrambles to find how to effectively care for its graying population.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpHoCuFaCIY
Living Alone in Japan a day of lifeFrom waking up and doing daily routine, to studying and watching some anime with a great atmosphere of Sunday, going outsi

https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol32/46/32-46.pdf
The odds of being happy vs. somewhat happy (or being at happiness level n vs. happiness level n-1, more generally) are 21% lower for the unmarried living alone relative to the unmarried living with others. Happiness declines with age and is higher among women and among the more highly educated.

https://japantoday.com/category/features/kuchikomi/Men-living-alone-widowed-divorced-or-single-%E2%80%93-a-growing-phenomenon-in-Japan
Life goes on. There are moments when one might wish it didn't. They are overcome, somehow. Shukan Gendai's article on "Men Living Alone" (June 8-15) is really a study of bereavement. Why it treats of men exclusively is an open question. Possibly it sees women as better able to cope with pain and loneliness.

https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/in-japan-the-elderly-often-live-and-die-alone/
In Japan, the elderly often live, and die, alone . Originally published November 30, 2017 at 9:29 am Updated November 30, 2017 at 10:06 am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYs6wGV1mJY
Sharing my ordinary daily life living alone here in Japan. For today's video I'm going to share my self care night routine as a living alone here in my temp

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c900e0xe0qno
A 58-year-old man has been killed in a suspected bear attack in Japan. ... Naked, alone and living on dog food - all for a TV show that gripped a nation. 15 Jun 2024. Asia.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHb27Prh3qY
1週間の夜ごはん記録です。平日は簡単に作れるレシピを探して作って食べるのが好きです🍜外食した日もありますが、簡単なものでもぱぱっと