Homeless Sleep in Japan Internet Cafes 日本無家可歸者寄身網咖

Rising Number of Younger Homeless in Japan Sleep in 24-Hour Internet Cafes to Escape Streets
By HIROKO TABUCHI
The Associated Press
TOKYO
It's almost midnight as Ryo settles into a reclining chair for the night, a can of tea and a pack of cigarettes at his side, a construction job awaiting him in the morning.
For the time being, this cramped cubicle at an Internet cafe with its TV and flickering PC monitor is home.
Ryo, who refused to give his full name, is part of what experts believe is a new social strata in Japan poor, young people who live out of cheap, 24-hour Internet cafes to escape the streets.
Though there are no reliable numbers, experts warn a growing number of younger Japanese are sleeping in cheap Net cafes like Ichigo, where Ryo, who is 30, spends five nights a week. He stays with a friend on weekends.
1. rising 不斷上揚的 2. escape 避免逃離 3. reclining chair 躺椅 4. a can of tea 一罐茶 5. construction 建築 6. for the time being 目前 暫時 7. cramped cubicle 狹窄的隔間 8. flickering 閃爍的 9. new social strata 新的社會階層(stratum的複數型) 10. reliable 可靠的確實的
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