For Tokyo poor living in net cafes, virus state of emergency could mean homelessness mainichi.jp

TOKYO -- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's April 7 state of emergency declaration over the novel coronavirus pandemic has put poor Tokyoites living at internet and manga cafes on edge.
When considering the cost to stay at the internet cafe and his daily expenditures, it leaves very little leeway.
However, a 2018 survey by that same government showed that there were some 4,000 people just in Tokyo living in internet cafes and similar establishments.
He also voiced his concerns about the environments at internet cafes, saying, "At net cafes, the air is dry, and there are a lot people coughing persistently indoors.
There are lots of older people too, and if they (the cafes) close, many will end up on the streets.