Business / Corporate Jul 28, 2020
NEC and JTB tie up to offer empty hotel rooms to teleworkers
With workers being encouraged to avoid commuting and gathering together, it's hoped accommodation can be repurposed into makeshift offices and workspaces.
National Feb 23, 2018
Space-matching service finds work for idle offices across Japan
Keito Kobayashi runs a business consultancy out of a condominium in Tokyo, but when he needs to hold a face-to-face meeting with clients he reaches for his smartphone and books a room elsewhere. Kobayashi, 34, is a frequent user of an online conference-room and space-matching ...
National Jul 31, 2015
Japan's tourism boom drives real-estate developers to convert offices into hotels
by Junko Fujita
The surge in tourists visiting Japan is stretching the ability of hotels to accommodate them in a sector constrained by high costs, forcing developers to think out of the box for means to quickly increase lodging options without breaking the bank. Japan is on target ...