On Internet cafe refugees in Japan: http://disposableworkers.com/?page_id=37 (Sadly, a real thing. Social expectations of landlords here are, ahem, fraught.)
It's reasonably difficult to rent an apartment here if you aren't a salaryman (or similar), even if you can actually pay the rent.
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@patio11 What if you prepay for the entire lease? -
@ZacharyCohn That is not responsive to the objection that landlords will make about you. (Trust me, I tried it.) - 7 more replies
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This is particularly true for folks on the margins of society. (This would ordinarily include me, a foreigner, but money and savvy help.)
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