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Johatsu: A Haunting Documentary on Japan's 'Evaporated People'

Summary by Tokyo Weekender
Every year, between 70,000 and 90,000 people are reported missing in Japan. While the majority, including teenage runaways and senior citizens with dementia, are eventually located, some manage to vanish without a trace after engineering their own disappearances. They are known as johatsu, from the Japanese word for “evaporation” — “evaporated people” who hope to […] The post Johatsu: A Haunting Documentary About Japan’s ‘Evaporated People’ appe…
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Tokyo Weekender broke the news in on Thursday, March 27, 2025.
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