Each micro-apartment measures just nine square metres, which is under half the size of a typical studio apartment in Tokyo. On the plus side there is zero deposit and no 'key money', a nonrefundable gift to the landlord. Rents range from 50,000 to 80,000 yen a month. The Guardian's Justin McCurry spends a night in a  model apartment to see if value can trump space

• From the toilet you could rustle up dinner: a night in one of Tokyo’s micro-apartments