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The dark inside of an internet cafe booth. | Photo: Destebani. Creative Commons |
Japan investigating ‘net cafe refugees’
Japan is launching its first study into so-called “Net cafe refugees,” young people who live in all-night lounges and are feared to become a new class of working poor, an official said Wednesday.
[AFP]
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