December 10, 2020
The Straits Times file
For the past four years, she has spent her days within the four walls of her home, with her four cats for company.
Juno (not her real name) refers to herself as a hikikomori, the Japanese term for a recluse. Somewhat similar to most Malaysians when the Movement Control Order (MCO) was imposed to curb the spread of Covid-19 in March, she doesn t leave the house unless necessary, she revealed to online magazine In Real Life.
She shops for her clothes, food and household supplies online, needing only a couple of clicks and a few extra dollars to pay for the delivery. When she s not working on her freelance projects, she spends her time listening to music, reading novels or playing games.