Japan Then and Now

Businesses like the Greenplaza Capsule Hotel in Shinjuku became synonymous in the 1980s
Michael S. Yamashita / CORBIS

THEN: Capsule Beds
Businesses like the Greenplaza Capsule Hotel in Shinjuku became synonymous in the 1980s with the famous Japanese work ethic as businessmen who had worked too late or partied too hard with colleagues to catch the last train slept at the low-cost, high-volume hotels.

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