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National / Media | Japan Pulse Nov 25, 2017

'Crappiest apartments of 2017' hashtag bemuses Twitter users

by Alyssa I. Smith

Anyone who's been living in Japan for any length of time has probably seen their fair share of perplexing apartment layouts. Microscopic storage spaces, unfathomably low kitchen sinks and shared bathroom amenities immediately spring to mind. A hashtag that started trending on Twitter on Nov. ...

Reference | EXPLAINER Sep 28, 2015

Home-sharing services on the rise in Japan as owners cash in on tourist boom

by Kazuaki Nagata

For foreign tourists to Japan, staying at traditional ryokan inns is a popular way to enjoy their trips, but home-sharing services are growing as an alternative form of accommodation. Legally speaking, some home-sharing services fall in a gray zone because existing accommodation rules were drafted ...