{
  "id": 6140360,
  "title": "Japan’s Shinjuku to ban more than half of holiday rentals",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/japans-shinjuku-to-ban-more-than-half-of-holiday-rentals",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-07T13:15:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3366670/japans-shinjuku-ban-more-half-holiday-rentals"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Japan’s tourist hotspot Shinjuku will impose a ban on more than half of its holiday rentals, including homes on Airbnb, after a surge in complaints about visitors, an official has said. Known for its buzzing commercial and entertainment district in the Japanese capital Tokyo, Shinjuku has about 4,000 short-term rentals, according to the ward’s official website. That is nearly 10 per cent of the…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}