Digital Detox.

A Life Reboot for Internet Addicts

The condition known as Hikikomori is one of the biggest social and health problems facing Japan - about 1 million people, mostly men, have locked themselves in their bedrooms and will not come out. Story by ABC 7.30's Matthew Carney.

A four-square-metre box with a screen and computer. This is what Japanese cyber-cafes offer, around the clock. Most customers just spend an hour or two here. But there are thousands who spend their lives in them.