Kazushi Suganuma from Nagoya is helping young people through his own experience as a "hikikomori," a term referring to some young people's withdrawal from society.
Suganuma, 35, and his brother, Isao, 33, have established a support association that operates a coffee shop to help young people adapt to social life through work experience.
Suganuma's parents worked as public servants, and he grew up in a supporting environment. But he retreated from society after he failed the entrance examination for a high school he wanted to attend at age 15.