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The Japan News/Yomiuri
The Japan News/Yomiuri
Politics
The Yomiuri Shimbun

Regulations may be eased on minpaku vacation rentals

A man cleans a room in a minpaku accommodation in Ota Ward, Tokyo. (Credit: The Yomiuri Shimbun)

The government will likely relax the requirements for management companies operating minpaku lodging businesses that rent condominiums or private homes to travelers, eliminating the requirement that their staff have practical experience or qualifications in the real estate business.

The government's move is aimed at increasing the number of minpaku management companies and revitalizing the tourism industry in regional areas in anticipation of a recovery in the number of foreign tourists visiting Japan.

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