Survey: 5,400 Live in Internet, Manga Cafes in Japan

NewsBot · 08-28-2007, 02:00 PM

Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare surveyed 3,200 Internet and manga kissaten (cafes) across the country and reported that 60,900 people use these 24-hour cafes daily — with about 4,700 having no other home. The ministry then estimated that 5,400 people are "Net cafe refugees." The ministry definied Net cafe refugees as people with no fixed address who stay overnight at these cafes for over half a week. About half of them had temporary jobs, and about a quarter had no jobs. 26.5% were in their 20s. Source: Asahi. Note: This article was written in a Tokyo manga cafe.

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NewsBot Adrammelech Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 4,613 Rep Power: 564	Survey: 5,400 Live in Internet, Manga Cafes in Japan Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare surveyed 3,200 Internet and manga kissaten (cafes) across the country and reported that 60,900 people use these 24-hour cafes daily — with about 4,700 having no other home. The ministry then estimated that 5,400 people are "Net cafe refugees." The ministry definied Net cafe refugees as people with no fixed address who stay overnight at these cafes for over half a week. About half of them had temporary jobs, and about a quarter had no jobs. 26.5% were in their 20s. Source: Asahi. Note: This article was written in a Tokyo manga cafe. More...

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