Lore Oxford is a cultural theorist and strategist. She's also the author of Substack column 'Why tho?', where she writes about internet culture and the adoption of Web3.

Gen Y (born 1982-1996)

Central & East Asia

Japan

Home and Relationships

Relationships and dating

Publishing

Behavioural Sciences

'Share houses growing on purpose', The Japan Times

'Communal living: it isn't just for foreigners anymore', The Japan Times

'More young people try communal living in 'share houses', Japan Today

'33% of Japanese think marriage is pointless: survey', Japan Today

'The tecchan house: where your train collection can lower your rent', Rocket News 24

'Lady share house in Japan lets women who weigh less pay less rent', The Huffington Post

'Ninjas and skeletons: Japan's eccentric homes find a niche', CNN

'Japan's lonely people: where do they all belong?', The Japan Times

'Japanese people have the answer to loneliness: friends for rent', The Tokyo Times

'Japanese youth curb loneliness by renting friends', The Japan Daily Press

'The bizarre phobia that affects 20% of Japanese people', Planet Ivy

'Memoirs of a gaijin house', Metropolis Tokyo

Driven by an increasing sense of loneliness, the concept of a shared house is being adopted by Japan's young singletons. Yet with so many people in Japan struggling with social anxieties, how are these micro-communities forming?

Alone together: Japan's new communal living