If you can't beat them, join them.
That is exactly what a Tokyo hotel plans to do by agreeing to work with the operators of budding Airbnb-styled Japanese home-share accommodations called minpaku.
In the partnership, Hotel Suehiro in Ota Ward, Tokyo, has started performing check-in, check-out and front desk services for guests of minpaku, which are currently permitted in limited areas across Japan but will become more widespread in June when a new law comes into force.