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Japan: The Japanese government is considering relaxing the requirements for property management businesses operating ‘minpaku’ vacation rentals [i.e. private lodgings on platforms such as Airbnb] in a bid to galvanise regional tourism in the country.
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Japan: Tokyo-based startup Matsuri Technologies, which develops rental property management software to manage and operate private accommodation, has raised two billion yen [US$16 million] in Series C funding.
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US / Japan: GetMyBoat, has secured $21 million in growth capital investment from Yanmar as part of its Series B funding round.
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Japan: H2O Hospitality, a Japan-based vacation rental management firm, has raised US$30 million in a Series C funding round. The
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Worldwide: In 24 hours’ time, the eyes of the world will be on Japan for the delayed 2020 Olympic Games,
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Japan: SoftBank-backed hospitality chain OYO is to merge its short-term residential and hotel divisions in Japan in the latest stage
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Japan: The debut of Airbnb’s partnership with the International Olympic and Paralympic Committees [IOC and IPC] is being delayed until
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Japan: OYO has announced it will be offering financial support to Japanese hotels in order to join its platform. It
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Japan: Japanese vacation rental management company H2O, short for Hospitality 2.0, has closed $7 million in additional funding. This brings
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Japan: Airbnb is banking on a new opportunity to break into the short-term rental market in Japan, as an estimated
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