A panel of experts set up by Japan’s health ministry and tourism agency have agreed to ease regulations regarding paid accommodation in private homes as the number of overseas visitors to Japan continues to surge.
Easing regulations on such accommodation is seen as a remedy for the shortage of hotels in Japan in the lead-up to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.
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