Since August 2007, the company has been providing "Net rooms" — 130-cm × 260-cm units of windowless rooms with tatami mats, a small desk and floor chair, as well as a high-speed Internet connection, air conditioning and a small washstand, for ¥1,500 per day, cheaper than most Internet cafes.

Today, Internet cafes — originally designed as spaces for people to kill time while surfing the Net or read manga comics in their own private cubicle — are increasingly turning into shelters for people young and old who would otherwise find themselves homeless.