Slackers barred: testing Tokyo’s anti-procrastination cafe

Would the nagging, stiff chairs and coffee refills at the Manuscript Writing Cafe help Justin McCurry hit his deadline?

Writers in Tokyo in search of an antidote to procrastination and unproductive work practices can now toil in the company of the similarly afflicted, united in their determination to confront the tyranny of the looming deadline.

They can be found at the Manuscript Writing Cafe, which opened in April in the city’s Koenji neighbourhood as a haven for writers, editors, proofreaders, video producers and manga artists – anyone struggling with the distractions of the home or office.

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