Literally translated “kominka” means old traditional Japanese house, but think massive wooden beams, lots of interior space covered in tatami mats ... and generally in the middle of nowhere. Some ...

Real Estate Japan Inc, a subsidiary of Fuji Media Holdings Inc, Airbnb Japan Inc and matsuri technologies Inc have formed a comprehensive business alliance in the areas of private home sharing and ...

Amid rapid societal change around the world, the modern sharing economy has found both successes and struggles. Ride-sharing company Uber, for example, has faced challenges from the local taxi ...

Japan is a key expansion market for Airbnb, which launched a marketing campaign there Friday. The ads, which include TV, online and print, focus on domestic travelers, Airbnb Chief Business Officer ...

TOKYO -- Some tourists on their way to Japan have begun looking for alternative lodgings now that their Airbnb bookings have been canceled.

TOKYO -- Airbnb is under investigation in Japan for possibly breaching antitrust law, suspected of making agents for hosts promise not to use rival home-sharing platforms.

The "people's night" that tourists stay at general public houses has been increasing in recent years, among which lending vacant rooms and vacant houses to travelers"Airbnb" online platform shocked ...

Airbnb Inc. is finally getting the green light to do business in Japan after years of operating in gray areas of the law. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet approved rules on Friday limiting ...

Airbnb Inc.'s Japan arm said Friday it was raided by authorities last month on suspicion of violating antitrust laws, but denied any wrongdoing. Domestic media outlets had reported earlier that the ...

Airbnb's Kumamoto emergency accomodation website is seen in this screenshot. People in Kumamoto Prefecture without a place to stay after the major earthquakes of April 14 and 16 may find free lodging ...