Documentary short is part of a series examining employment in Japan entitled ‘Disposable Workers’. This segment of the film looks at people unable to afford accomodation so rent net cafe booths to get by:
Internet cafes have existed in Japan for over a decade, but in the mid 2000’s, customers began using these spaces as living quarters. Internet
cafe refugees are mostly temporary employees; their salary too low to
rent their own apartments.
All three segments of the film can be seen at MediaStorm here
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