Tokyo Homeless Lives in Internet Cafe

Tokyo - Although has a job do not mean has house, internet cafe becomes a choice than living in hotel or rents a house. That it's new urban life style?

The new life style this time is infects certain worker in Tokyo, Japan. With above average living cost, Tokyo is one of high cost city in the world. It is not surprised if many workers are difficult to fulfill the primary requirement.

Can be say there is two homeless types in Tokyo. In one groups is homeless which really having no house to stay and money, while on the other side is homeless which having a job but insufficient to have residence.

Like reported by Reuters, a lot of second type homeless choose to end the night in internet cafe than renting a hotel room. "Cheaper than hotel, there is internet access and hundreds of comic book. There even a microwave and bathroom," says Takeshi Yamashita, a Tokyo freelance worker.

The Group like Yamashita is nicknamed freeter, from words free (free of charge) and arbiter (worker). They it is said born as result of economics crisis which punching Japan in 1990 era.

Government of Japan, through People Prosperity Ministry, informed plans to analyze more deeply about "cyber homeless". Estimated that freeter was citizen member with 20 years old average age and only applies internet cafe as a temporary solution before moving to more permanent residence.

So surely can be say there is two homeless types in Tokyo. In one groups is homeless which really having no house to stay and money, while on the other side is homeless which having a job but insufficient to have residence.