JAPAN
26 year old Fumiya, a security guard, lives in an...
© Shiho Fukada/Pulitzer Cntr/Panos
00162392
Tokyo
26 year old Fumiya, a security guard, lives in an internet cafe, where he has lived for the last ten months. Here he reads a comic book to relax. The number of temporary low-paid workers without benefits and job security has surged in the last decade, amounting to a third of Japan's workforce. An income gap between lifetime workers and their poorer 'temp' colleagues has widened significantly as they earn up to 40% less than those on full time contracts. Some temp workers hop from one job to another and sleep at 24-hour computer cafes because they have no money to pay rent between jobs.
JAPAN
26 year old Fumiya, a security guard, lives in an...
© Shiho Fukada/Pulitzer Cntr/Panos
00162385
Tokyo
26 year old Fumiya, a security guard, lives in an internet cafe, where he has lived for the last ten months. Here he eats his dinner whilst looking at the compyter. The number of temporary low-paid workers without benefits and job security has surged in the last decade, amounting to a third of Japan's workforce. An income gap between lifetime workers and their poorer 'temp' colleagues has widened significantly as they earn up to 40% less than those on full time contracts. Some temp workers hop from one job to another and sleep at 24-hour computer cafes because they have no money to pay rent between jobs.
JAPAN
26 year old Fumiya, a security guard, lives in an...
© Shiho Fukada/Pulitzer Cntr/Panos
00162384
Tokyo
26 year old Fumiya, a security guard, lives in an internet cafe, where he has lived for the last ten months. Here he combs his hair in front of a mirror. The number of temporary low-paid workers without benefits and job security has surged in the last decade, amounting to a third of Japan's workforce. An income gap between lifetime workers and their poorer 'temp' colleagues has widened significantly as they earn up to 40% less than those on full time contracts. Some temp workers hop from one job to another and sleep at 24-hour computer cafes because they have no money to pay rent between jobs.
JAPAN
Suitcases of long term residents sit in a hallway at...
© Shiho Fukada/Pulitzer Cntr/Panos
00162387
Tokyo
Suitcases of long term residents sit in a hallway at internet cafe in Tokyo which people also use as accommodation. The number of temporary low-paid workers without benefits and job security has surged in the last decade, amounting to a third of Japan's workforce. An income gap between lifetime workers and their poorer 'temp' colleagues has widened significantly as they earn up to 40% less than those on full time contracts. Some temp workers hop from one job to another and sleep at 24-hour computer cafes because they have no money to pay rent between jobs.
JAPAN
26 year old Fumiya, a security guard, lives in a...
© Shiho Fukada/Pulitzer Cntr/Panos
00162382
Tokyo
26 year old Fumiya, a security guard, lives in a private booth at an internet cafe, where he has lived for the last ten months. Here he plays a computer game. The number of temporary low-paid workers without benefits and job security has surged in the last decade, amounting to a third of Japan's workforce. An income gap between lifetime workers and their poorer 'temp' colleagues has widened significantly as they earn up to 40% less than those on full time contracts. Some temp workers hop from one job to another and sleep at 24-hour computer cafes because they have no money to pay rent between jobs.
JAPAN
26 year old Fumiya, a security guard, lives in an...
© Shiho Fukada/Pulitzer Cntr/Panos
00162383
Tokyo
26 year old Fumiya, a security guard, lives in an internet cafe, where he has lived for the last ten months. Here he brushes in teeth in front of a mirror. The number of temporary low-paid workers without benefits and job security has surged in the last decade, amounting to a third of Japan's workforce. An income gap between lifetime workers and their poorer 'temp' colleagues has widened significantly as they earn up to 40% less than those on full time contracts. Some temp workers hop from one job to another and sleep at 24-hour computer cafes because they have no money to pay rent between jobs.
JAPAN
26 year old Fumiya, a security guard, lives in an...
© Shiho Fukada/Pulitzer Cntr/Panos
00162381
Tokyo
26 year old Fumiya, a security guard, lives in an internet cafe, where he has lived for the last ten months. Here he smokes in a corridor. The number of temporary low-paid workers without benefits and job security has surged in the last decade, amounting to a third of Japan's workforce. An income gap between lifetime workers and their poorer 'temp' colleagues has widened significantly as they earn up to 40% less than those on full time contracts. Some temp workers hop from one job to another and sleep at 24-hour computer cafes because they have no money to pay rent between jobs.
JAPAN
26 year old Fumiya, a security guard, lives in an...
© Shiho Fukada/Pulitzer Cntr/Panos
00162386
Tokyo
26 year old Fumiya, a security guard, lives in an internet cafe, where he has lived for the last ten months. He sleeps with a blanket over his face to block out the fluorescent lights that stay on through the night. The number of temporary low-paid workers without benefits and job security has surged in the last decade, amounting to a third of Japan's workforce. An income gap between lifetime workers and their poorer 'temp' colleagues has widened significantly as they earn up to 40% less than those on full time contracts. Some temp workers hop from one job to another and sleep at 24-hour computer cafes because they have no money to pay rent between jobs.
JAPAN
Inside a private booth at an internet cafe which...
© Shiho Fukada/Pulitzer Cntr/Panos
00162389
Tokyo
Inside a private booth at an internet cafe which people also use as accommodation. The number of temporary low-paid workers without benefits and job security has surged in the last decade, amounting to a third of Japan's workforce. An income gap between lifetime workers and their poorer 'temp' colleagues has widened significantly as they earn up to 40% less than those on full time contracts. Some temp workers hop from one job to another and sleep at 24-hour computer cafes because they have no money to pay rent between jobs.
JAPAN
A man in a private booth at an internet cafe where he...
© Shiho Fukada/Pulitzer Cntr/Panos
00162380
Tokyo
A man in a private booth at an internet cafe where he lives. The number of temporary low-paid workers without benefits and job security has surged in the last decade, amounting to a third of Japan's workforce. An income gap between lifetime workers and their poorer 'temp' colleagues has widened significantly as they earn up to 40% less than those on full time contracts. Some temp workers hop from one job to another and sleep at 24-hour computer cafes because they have no money to pay rent between jobs.
JAPAN
42 year old Tadayuki Sakai relaxes in his private...
© Shiho Fukada/Pulitzer Cntr/Panos
00162408
Tokyo
42 year old Tadayuki Sakai relaxes in his private booth after work. Tadayuki used to work for a credit card company as a regular worker, known as a salaryman, for 20 years. He moved to an internet cafe shortly after quitting his salaryman position. He currently works as a telephone operator and temps at a friend's computer systems company. He wants to move to a foreign country: 'I don't need to hold on to Japan, all I can count is myself.' The number of temporary low-paid workers without benefits and job security has surged in the last decade, amounting to a third of Japan's workforce. An income gap between lifetime workers and their poorer 'temp' colleagues has widened significantly as they earn up to 40% less than those on full time contracts. Some temp workers hop from one job to another and sleep at 24-hour computer cafes because they have no money to pay rent between jobs.
JAPAN
Empty beer cans in 26 year old Fumiya's room. Fumiya...
© Shiho Fukada/Pulitzer Cntr/Panos
00162393
Tokyo
Empty beer cans in 26 year old Fumiya's room. Fumiya is a security guard and lives in an internet cafe, where he has lived for the last ten months. The number of temporary low-paid workers without benefits and job security has surged in the last decade, amounting to a third of Japan's workforce. An income gap between lifetime workers and their poorer 'temp' colleagues has widened significantly as they earn up to 40% less than those on full time contracts. Some temp workers hop from one job to another and sleep at 24-hour computer cafes because they have no money to pay rent between jobs.
JAPAN
42 year old Tadayuki Sakai relaxes in his private...
© Shiho Fukada/Pulitzer Cntr/Panos
00162394
Tokyo
42 year old Tadayuki Sakai relaxes in his private booth after work. Tadayuki used to work for a credit card company as a regular worker, known as a salaryman, for 20 years. He moved to an internet cafe shortly after quitting his salaryman position. He currently works as a telephone operator and temps at a friend's computer systems company. He wants to move to a foreign country: 'I don't need to hold on to Japan, all I can count is myself.' The number of temporary low-paid workers without benefits and job security has surged in the last decade, amounting to a third of Japan's workforce. An income gap between lifetime workers and their poorer 'temp' colleagues has widened significantly as they earn up to 40% less than those on full time contracts. Some temp workers hop from one job to another and sleep at 24-hour computer cafes because they have no money to pay rent between jobs.
JAPAN
42 year old Tadayuki Sakai relaxes in his private...
© Shiho Fukada/Pulitzer Cntr/Panos
00162395
Tokyo
42 year old Tadayuki Sakai relaxes in his private booth after work. Tadayuki used to work for a credit card company as a regular worker, known as a salaryman, for 20 years. He moved to an internet cafe shortly after quitting his salaryman position. He currently works as a telephone operator and temps at a friend's computer systems company. He wants to move to a foreign country: 'I don't need to hold on to Japan, all I can count is myself.' The number of temporary low-paid workers without benefits and job security has surged in the last decade, amounting to a third of Japan's workforce. An income gap between lifetime workers and their poorer 'temp' colleagues has widened significantly as they earn up to 40% less than those on full time contracts. Some temp workers hop from one job to another and sleep at 24-hour computer cafes because they have no money to pay rent between jobs.
JAPAN
42 year old Tadayuki Sakai worked for a credit card...
© Shiho Fukada/Pulitzer Cntr/Panos
00162396
Tokyo
42 year old Tadayuki Sakai worked for a credit card company as a regular worker, known as a salaryman, for 20 years. He moved to an internet cafe shortly after quitting his salaryman position. He currently works as a telephone operator and temps at a friend's computer systems company. The number of temporary low-paid workers without benefits and job security has surged in the last decade, amounting to a third of Japan's workforce. An income gap between lifetime workers and their poorer 'temp' colleagues has widened significantly as they earn up to 40% less than those on full time contracts. Some temp workers hop from one job to another and sleep at 24-hour computer cafes because they have no money to pay rent between jobs.
JAPAN
42 year old Tadayuki Sakai worked for a credit card...
© Shiho Fukada/Pulitzer Cntr/Panos
00162397
Tokyo
42 year old Tadayuki Sakai worked for a credit card company as a regular worker, known as a salaryman, for 20 years. He moved to an internet cafe shortly after quitting his salaryman position. He currently works as a telephone operator and temps at a friend's computer systems company. The number of temporary low-paid workers without benefits and job security has surged in the last decade, amounting to a third of Japan's workforce. An income gap between lifetime workers and their poorer 'temp' colleagues has widened significantly as they earn up to 40% less than those on full time contracts. Some temp workers hop from one job to another and sleep at 24-hour computer cafes because they have no money to pay rent between jobs.
JAPAN
Check-in records of long term residents sit in a...
© Shiho Fukada/Pulitzer Cntr/Panos
00162388
Tokyo
Check-in records of long term residents sit in a hallway at an internet cafe in Tokyo, which people also use as accommodation. The number of temporary low-paid workers without benefits and job security has surged in the last decade, amounting to a third of Japan's workforce. An income gap between lifetime workers and their poorer 'temp' colleagues has widened significantly as they earn up to 40% less than those on full time contracts. Some temp workers hop from one job to another and sleep at 24-hour computer cafes because they have no money to pay rent between jobs.
JAPAN
42 year old Tadayuki Sakai gets ready for work...
© Shiho Fukada/Pulitzer Cntr/Panos
00162399
Tokyo
42 year old Tadayuki Sakai gets ready for work outside his private booth. Tadayuki used to work for a credit card company as a regular worker, known as a salaryman, for 20 years. He moved to an internet cafe shortly after quitting his salaryman position. He currently works as a telephone operator and temps at a friend's computer systems company. He wants to move to a foreign country: 'I don't need to hold on to Japan, all I can count is myself.' The number of temporary low-paid workers without benefits and job security has surged in the last decade, amounting to a third of Japan's workforce. An income gap between lifetime workers and their poorer 'temp' colleagues has widened significantly as they earn up to 40% less than those on full time contracts. Some temp workers hop from one job to another and sleep at 24-hour computer cafes because they have no money to pay rent between jobs.
JAPAN
Slippers worn by occupants of private booths at an...
© Shiho Fukada/Pulitzer Cntr/Panos
00162400
Tokyo
Slippers worn by occupants of private booths at an internet cafe which people also use as accommodation. The number of temporary low-paid workers without benefits and job security has surged in the last decade, amounting to a third of Japan's workforce. An income gap between lifetime workers and their poorer 'temp' colleagues has widened significantly as they earn up to 40% less than those on full time contracts. Some temp workers hop from one job to another and sleep at 24-hour computer cafes because they have no money to pay rent between jobs.
JAPAN
42 year old Tadayuki Sakai worked for a credit card...
© Shiho Fukada/Pulitzer Cntr/Panos
00162406
Tokyo
42 year old Tadayuki Sakai worked for a credit card company as a regular worker, known as a salaryman, for 20 years. He moved to an internet cafe shortly after quitting his salaryman position. He currently works as a telephone operator and temps at a friend's computer systems company. The number of temporary low-paid workers without benefits and job security has surged in the last decade, amounting to a third of Japan's workforce. An income gap between lifetime workers and their poorer 'temp' colleagues has widened significantly as they earn up to 40% less than those on full time contracts. Some temp workers hop from one job to another and sleep at 24-hour computer cafes because they have no money to pay rent between jobs.
JAPAN
A private booth at an internet cafe which people also...
© Shiho Fukada/Pulitzer Cntr/Panos
00162401
Tokyo
A private booth at an internet cafe which people also use as accommodation. This booth comes with a hanger, headphones, a computer, and a television. The number of temporary low-paid workers without benefits and job security has surged in the last decade, amounting to a third of Japan's workforce. An income gap between lifetime workers and their poorer 'temp' colleagues has widened significantly as they earn up to 40% less than those on full time contracts. Some temp workers hop from one job to another and sleep at 24-hour computer cafes because they have no money to pay rent between jobs.
JAPAN
Private booths sit side by side at an internet cafe....
© Shiho Fukada/Pulitzer Cntr/Panos
00162407
Tokyo
Private booths sit side by side at an internet cafe. The booth is about the size of a bath tub, 5.9ft x 3.9ft. People also use them for accommodation. The number of temporary low-paid workers without benefits and job security has surged in the last decade, amounting to a third of Japan's workforce. An income gap between lifetime workers and their poorer 'temp' colleagues has widened significantly as they earn up to 40% less than those on full time contracts. Some temp workers hop from one job to another and sleep at 24-hour computer cafes because they have no money to pay rent between jobs.
JAPAN
18 year old Aya, lives in an internet cafe with her...
© Shiho Fukada
00162378
Tokyo
18 year old Aya, lives in an internet cafe with her mother, who rents a booth next to her. The number of temporary low-paid workers without benefits and job security has surged in the last decade, amounting to a third of Japan's workforce. An income gap between lifetime workers and their poorer 'temp' colleagues has widened significantly as they earn up to 40% less than those on full time contracts. Some temp workers hop from one job to another and sleep at 24-hour computer cafes because they have no money to pay rent between jobs.
JAPAN
18 year old Aya, lives in an internet cafe with her...
© Shiho Fukada/Pulitzer Cntr/Panos
00162379
Tokyo
18 year old Aya, lives in an internet cafe with her mother, who rents a booth next to her. The number of temporary low-paid workers without benefits and job security has surged in the last decade, amounting to a third of Japan's workforce. An income gap between lifetime workers and their poorer 'temp' colleagues has widened significantly as they earn up to 40% less than those on full time contracts. Some temp workers hop from one job to another and sleep at 24-hour computer cafes because they have no money to pay rent between jobs.
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