I loved 16-A the instant I saw it. I closed the door, slipped into a
low-slung leatherette seat and surveyed the all-you-can-eat tech feast,
which includes VHS and DVD players, satellite and regular television on
a Toshiba set, PlayStation 2, Lineage II and a Compaq computer loaded with software, all the
relevant downloads and hyperspeedy Internet. In the nearby library were
thousands of comic books, magazines and novels. On the desk was a menu
of oddball snacks, like boiled egg curry and hot sandwich tuna.
Welcome to the latest trend in Japan - Grand Cyber Cafes (with media immersion pods) pitched to various segments of teens and young adults covered by the NY Times (graphic by Yuko Shimizu). The mind reels at the possibilities.
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