Airbnb regulations in Japan

This item appears on page 56 of the August 2018 issue.

On June 8, Japan passed a law requiring short-term apartment rentals to be registered and licensed by June 15. Short-term rentals now must each display their license in their online ads. In order to comply with the law, on June 8 Airbnb (airbnb.com) agreed to list only licensed apartments.