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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 Monday November 29 2021, @12:05AM (4 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 29 2021, @12:05AM (#1200356)

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  • (Score: 2) by Gaaark on Monday November 29 2021, @02:11AM (3 children)

    by Gaaark (41) Subscriber Badge on Monday November 29 2021, @02:11AM (#1200369) Journal

    I like 'owning' because if it disappears for whatever reason, i can still access it at home. 'Important' shows, anyways, like Doctor Who (TOS) and all the old British shows.
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    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 29 2021, @06:51AM (2 children)

      by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 29 2021, @06:51AM (#1200443)

      Did you ever watch Blake's 7 ?

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 29 2021, @05:28PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 29 2021, @05:28PM (#1200594)

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      • (Score: 2) by Gaaark on Monday November 29 2021, @09:54PM

        by Gaaark (41) Subscriber Badge on Monday November 29 2021, @09:54PM (#1200708) Journal

        Yeah: not my favourite though. After a while it gets too much with Servalan for me. Watchable, but not great....classic must watch, and i'd watch again, but i like the story arcs etc of B5 better.

        Also, when Blake leaves, it's kind of jarring, even more than when Sinclair leaves B5 temporarily because it IS Blakes 7, not Avon's 7.

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