The "hikikomori phenomenon" has been impacting Japanese society for over thirty years, symbolizing withdrawal, isolation, and marginalization within modern societies. In response, numerous NPOs(Non Profit Organization), associations, and companies have emerged in Japan since the 1990s, working alongside government initiatives. My presentation focuses on ongoing ethnographic field-work in Osaka, where an NPO supports hikikomori individuals and their families. The NPO posits that the root of hikikomori lies in Japan’s neoliberal society, which places intense pressure on youth to succeed in an environment of constant competition, leading some to failure and self-ostracization. In response, the organization works to create spaces where hikikomori and other marginalized people can connect and fight against isolation. While hikikomori is often viewed as an individual form of social withdrawal, I argue that it should instead be understood as a collective form of social abandonment. In Japan, some individuals’ inability to engage with society is linked to long-standing socio-economic and political structures. Traditionally, responses to hikikomori have been psychiatric, focusing on individual and familial issues. However, the emergence of support organizations for hikikomori represents a response to the lack of broader social and political solutions. Through my fieldwork, I will examine how leftist political activism has intersected with the psychological notion of hikikomori to foster an alternative, more inclusive model of community.