Writers order up coffee and a side of 'nagging' at anti-procrastination café in Japan
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Writers working on deadline can visit the Manuscript Writing Café in Tokyo, Japan, with an agreement to finish what they started before they leave the premises.
Any customer who opts for a hard progress check will be closely watched over by staff. Customers work on their manuscripts at the Manuscript Writing Cafe in Tokyo, Japan, on April 21, 2022 (REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon) Customers work on their manuscripts at the Manuscript Writing Cafe in Tokyo, Japan, April 21, 2022. (REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon) Takuya Kawai, owner of the Manuscript Writing Cafe, shows a slip of paper on which customers write down goals and the amount of time they plan to finish at the cafe in Tokyo, Japan, April 21, 2022. (REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon) Takuya Kawai, owner of the Manuscript Writing Cafe, works at the cafe in Tokyo, Japan, on April 21, 2022. (REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon) "I'm proud to be able to offer my support so that things written here can be published to the whole world."
If all of this sounds a bit draconian, consider this: The western Tokyo café has 10 seats available to be reserved by writers of all kinds.
It features high-speed Wi-Fi, docking ports at every seat and unlimited, self-serve coffee and tea.
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