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How-tos | HOME TRUTHS Apr 1, 2018

New minpaku law will alter Japan's rental and hospitality landscape

by Philip Brasor and Masako Tsubuku

A new law will go into effect in June to regulate minpaku, private residences rented out by their owners as short-term lodgings. To most, the new law will address changes that have occurred in recent years due to the rise of Airbnb, the ...

How-tos | HOME TRUTHS Mar 4, 2018

Doling out some truths about Japan's 'share houses'

by Philip Brasor and Masako Tsubuku

Many Japanese people are wary of investment as a means of growing their savings. There are a variety of reasons for this caution, so most keep their money in a bank, gaining almost no interest in the process, in the hope that they won't ...