ネットカフェ難民
also: ネカフェなんみん
Meanings
1
net cafe refugee; homeless person living in an Internet cafe
Refers to people, often working poor or those without stable housing, who stay overnight in 24-hour Internet cafes because they cannot afford an apartment. A social phenomenon in Japan since the 2000s.
See also: ネカフェ難民 (ネカフェなんみん)
The number of net cafe refugees is said to be increasing due to the recession.
Unable to pay rent, he lives as a net cafe refugee.