Business Insider

Japan has a glut of 8.5 million akiya, empty 'ghost houses' left to rot. Now Airbnb wants to fill them with tourists.

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Reuters

Japanese regulators raid Airbnb over suspected antitrust practices

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese fair trade regulators raided last month the offices of Airbnb Inc over suspected violations of antitrust laws, the home rental site said on Friday, denying any wrongdoing.
Business Insider

He turned his childhood home in the Japanese countryside into a multipurpose property with 12 round, wooden houses. Now he's trying to sell it for $1.58 million — check it out.

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Yahoo

They bought an abandoned house in rural Japan for $6,500. Now, they're renting it out on Airbnb for $130 a night.

Dani and Evan Benton moved to Japan on a startup business visa in 2023. They bought an abandoned house for about $6,500 and turned it into a guesthouse. The couple have also started a homestead with a ...
Hypebeast

MUJI Brings Its Minimalist Styling to Kamogawa Airbnb

Japanese retail company, MUJI, is known for its minimalist styling that traverses home goods, clothes, travel products and more. But some of the most eye-catching activity from the brand is its ...
Newsday

Airbnb donates $10 million to 120 nonprofits on 6 continents through its unusual community fund

NEW YORK — Airbnb on Tuesday donated a total of $10 million to more than 120 nonprofits in 44 countries on six continents, the short-term rental giant's latest outlays in its unusual distribution of ...