Starbucks' new coworking space is basically just WeWork without the membership fees

In the Ginza district of Tokyo, Japan, one Starbucks is unlike the rest. The two-story café, located inside the Circles Ginza building, is the coffee chain’s first attempt at a coworking space. Though the bottom floor is exactly what you expect when you walk into a Starbucks. the top floor is decked out with everything you could want or need to get through the workday. the second floor of the café features private booths, larger meeting areas and welcoming sofas. As Fast Company pointed out, Starbucks Japan’s latest endeavor is essentially just “a WeWork with more drink options and without the monthly rent”. the Starbucks/ThinkLab collaboration has four private phone booths with videoconferencing capabilities, all of which are available to book in advance in 40-minute intervals. For many people who are stuck working from home for the foreseeable future, a Starbucks café optimized for coworking is a dream come true