This is actually something I’m willing to bet goes on in Korea as well:

Takeshi Yamashita does not look like a homeless person.  From his carefully distressed jeans to his casual-cool navy striped T-shirt, he is every bit the trendy Tokyoite.

Yet the 26-year-old has been sleeping in a reclining seat in an Internet cafe every night for the past month since he lost his steady office job and his apartment.

It’s cheaper than a hotel, offers access to the Internet and hundreds of Manga comic books, and even has a microwave and a shower where he can wash in the morning before heading off to one of his temporary jobs ranging from cleaning to basic office work.

Asked how long he plans to go on living like that, Yamashita smiles and shrugs.

There is plenty of times I have seen people crashed out in internet cafes late at night in Korea and I have to admit I did it once myself, however I can’t imagine actually living in one. 

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