Sharing Economy
Japan's home sharers check in guests at nearby hotels
Airbnb rivals ask front desks to register passports and hand over keys
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Sharing Economy
Sharing Economy
Grab gets $1bn investment from Toyota
Singapore-based ride-sharing app accelerates toward 'one-stop mobility platform'
Business
Airbnb executive 'puzzled' by Japan's demand to cancel bookings
Company unclear about responsibility to minimize disruptions to customers
Sharing Economy
Japan home-sharing law causes owners to exit market
Frustration grows over burdensome rules in long-awaited deregulation
Sharing Economy
Japan's Airbnb refugees are desperate for alternatives
Home-sharing law sparks worries that inbound tourist arrivals could slow
Sharing Economy
Airbnb's Japan purge threatens to trigger 30,000 cancellations
US company sets aside $10m to soothe panicked travelers
Sharing Economy
Airbnb removes 80% of Japan home-share listings
Unregistered dwellings taken off site ahead of June 15 law
Business Trends
Hotel room rates fall as Japan moves to legalize home-sharing
Prices were down 9% last year in a boon to overseas visitors
Sharing Economy
Didi forms global alliance for car sharing
Volkswagen, Toyota and Nissan-Renault join effort to build on-demand electric fleet
Business Insight
Grab deal with Uber poses awkward local identity questions
Rising financial protectionism likely as new economy crosses borders
