'Minpaku' lodging promoting rural tourism, solving hotel shortfalls

So that's nice, the lodgings problems for the Olympics will be solved by old people letting tourists into their homes...but those pesky trash problems...

So AirBnB illegal without permit and minimum 7 day stay... Minpaku no problem because its Japanese?

Ingenious idea.

Reports have emerged, however, of trouble between guests and neighboring residents over typically Japanese bugbears such as noise and garbage disposal.

What is a bugbear?

gogogo - an irritant/peeve

https://www.google.co.uk/search?source=hp&q=bugbear&oq=bugbear&gs_l=psy-ab.3...938.1905.0.2088.7.6.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0....0...1.1.64.psy-ab..7.0.0.vNvlLL0luy8

So AirBnB illegal without permit and minimum 7 day stay... Minpaku no problem because its Japanese?

"AirBnB" is not a form of accommodation, it is a well-branded online travel agent. If the listings on AirBnB are licensed (according to the minpaku or regular accom rules) and operating legally, the authorities will not step in. Since AirBnB is a travel agent, you can even find regular hotel rooms on there. They are more than happy to sell you conventional accommodation so long as they get their commission.

The problem is has arisen is that AirBnB the travel agent doesn't care whether the properties listed on there are licensed. Other travel agents, like Booking.com I believe, will not list unlicensed properties.

"So AirBnB illegal without permit and minimum 7 day stay... Minpaku no problem because its Japanese?"

Clearly you don't understand the lodging rules in Japan...

So AirBnB illegal without permit and minimum 7 day stay... Minpaku no problem because its Japanese? was thinking the exact same thing, J hypocrisy strikes again

Since AirBnB is a travel agent, you can even find regular hotel rooms on there. They are more than happy to sell you conventional accommodation so long as they get their commission. No that the J gov they wont allow anybody to rent their properties unless they get a commission from it also.

But because the system is poorly publicized, there is still resistance from landlords unwilling to put up strangers,

I would say the problem actually is landlords unwilling to put up with foreigners.