Out of Eden Walk: Japan's cybercafes are still thriving
by editors@theworld.org (Jenna Gadbois) from The World: Latest Stories on (#6YTN7)
When cybercafes first came around in the 1990s, they were places full of computers for accessing the internet in an era before smartphones. But in Japan, they've evolved into third spaces where customers can watch movies, read or just enjoy some solitude. They even have tiny beds that can be rented by the hour or overnight. National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek stayed in one, and tells Host Carolyn Beeler all about it.