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posted by Fnord666 on Sunday November 28 2021, @04:17PM   Printer-friendly
from the vertical-living dept.

looorg writes:

IKEA has furnished and is renting out a 10 m2 apartment in central Tokyo for about a dollar per month. It's clearly a gimmick of sorts as the furniture in the apartment are worth a lot more then that. Still looking at the pictures it looks like living in a nicely furnished prison cell, that is also very high (floor to ceiling). Any takers for such compact living? I dont think climbing around on ladders to get around is for me.

It seems very futuristic though; it is a staple of sci-fi to pack people like sardines in a can (Ripley's apartment in aliens, 5th element etc., etc.)

https://edition.cnn.com/2021/11/25/business/ikea-japan-tokyo-tiny-apartment-scli-intl/index.html
https://www.ikea.com/jp/ja/campaigns/ca00-tiny-homes-pub616dcf20

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 28 2021, @07:25PM (6 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 28 2021, @07:25PM (#1200286)

    Uh, if you need to "clean up" for a job then I don't want to hire you.

  • (Score: 2) by dwilson on Sunday November 28 2021, @07:31PM (3 children)

    by dwilson (2599) on Sunday November 28 2021, @07:31PM (#1200288)

    Sounds like you're bringing your personal opinions to work with you. You should leave them at the door, like you expect your employees to.

    In other words, you should clean up for work.

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    - D

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 28 2021, @07:49PM (2 children)

      by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 28 2021, @07:49PM (#1200293)

      Found the guy that sits on the couch drinking on his time off. Hi friend, welcome to our brotherhood.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 29 2021, @04:32PM (1 child)

        by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 29 2021, @04:32PM (#1200573)

        Don't be silly, he's an employer, not an employee. He doesn't have time off!

        • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 29 2021, @05:26PM

          by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 29 2021, @05:26PM (#1200592)

          Too busy creating jobs? Oh poor bunny, have a tax cut.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 28 2021, @09:08PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 28 2021, @09:08PM (#1200318)

    Fine. If you don't want me to clean up before coming to work, I can do that - or not do that. But, it's going to cost you extra.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 28 2021, @10:02PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 28 2021, @10:02PM (#1200335)

      Fine. Don't clean up but at least put some pants on, this ain't a Bieber concert.