When you’re a writer with a looming deadline, putting words on the page becomes incredibly difficult. Making yourself focus is easier said than done. But one cafe is here to help you do the work: ...

A writers' cafe has opened in Japan where customers can only go home once they hit their deadlines. Punters can only book a seat at the Manuscript Writing Cafe if they can prove they have a piece of ...

Writers’ block meets a dead end at one Japanese café. Manuscript Writing Café in Tokyo is welcoming writers facing deadlines, with an agreement that they cannot leave the premises until their work is ...

TOKYO—At the Manuscript Writing Cafe, people on a deadline pay to put themselves under the gaze of a manager in hopes of curing writer’s block. Joe Sasanuma, a lawyer at a technology company, is under ...

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The staff at the Manuscript Writing Cafe won't let you leave until you've finished your assignment. To get in, writers have to state their goal and deadline. The staff checks in every hour. Good ...

The Manuscript Writing Cafe in Tokyo, Japan, won’t let customers leave until they’ve finished their work. When people enter the 10-seat restaurant, they write down their names and work goals. To help ...

If you have a deadline looming but suffer from eternal procrastination, fear not: Tokyo has a surprising solution for you. The Manuscript Writing Café is a space for writers, work-from- homers and ...

In Tokyo’s Koenji neighborhood, one cafe operates on the rule that you must complete your work before you leave. The ...