About this episode

The episode explores the concept of johatsu, the Japanese phenomenon of people disappearing to start anew, and reflects on the nature of freedom and identity.

Send us Fan Mail After reading about the Japanese phenomenon of johatsu—people who quietly disappear and begin new lives—a man becomes haunted by the idea of starting over. As he reflects on the many versions of himself he has already left behind, he begins to wonder whether freedom comes from escaping a life, or learning how to remain within it. #CopinghagenPodcast #StoicStories #ExistentialNarrative #LiteraryPodcast #ReflectiveFiction A copinghagen production https://copinghagen.com/10/

People in this episode

Host: copinghagen

Topics covered

• identity
• disappearance
• freedom
• self-reflection
• existentialism

Keywords

• johatsu
• identity
• freedom
• self-reflection
• existentialism
• disappearance
• new life

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Man Who Evaporated

Places: Japan

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