Tamaki Saitō

Tamaki Saitō (斎藤 環 Saitō Tamaki, born September 24, 1961) is a Japanese psychologist and critic. He specializes in the psychiatry of Puberty and Adolescence. Saitō is Director of Medical Service at Sofukai Sasaki Hospital in Funabashi, Chiba.[1]

Saitō is notable for his study of hikikomori, a term he coined;[2] he is internationally recognized as Japan's leading hikikomori expert.[2][3]

Personal history

Saito was born in Kitakami, Iwate. In 1980 he graduated from Morioka First High School and matriculated into the University of Tsukuba the same year; graduating in 1986 from the medical faculty with a specialization in Environmental Ecology. In 1990 he completed a doctoral course in medicine under the leadership of Hiroshi Inamura.

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