{
  "id": 9149785,
  "title": "Tokyo Municipalities to Tighten Regulations on \"Minpaku\" Services",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/tokyo-municipalities-to-tighten-regulations-on-minpaku-services",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-22T13:40:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026092200086/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Tokyo, Sept. 22 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government, which aims to promote tourism in the country, has pushed \"minpaku\" private lodging services following a rapid increase in visitors from abroad. In response to a series of complaints from residents about unwanted behavior by users of minpaku facilities, however, moves to tighten regulations, such as imposing a ban on opening new lodging ...",
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  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}