• Residents dine together at a Tokyo share house run by Borderless Japan, which ensures an equal number of Japanese and non-Japanese tenants. | KYODO
    Residents dine together at a Tokyo share house run by Borderless Japan, which ensures an equal number of Japanese and non-Japanese tenants. | KYODO
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The face of share house living is changing in Japan as operators are stepping up efforts to meet a variety of needs among residents.

A two-story share house in a residential area in the western Tokyo city of Chofu allows residents to keep pets.

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