Japan plans to let local governments ban private lodging following resident complaints about noise and litter.
Japan is preparing to grant local governments the authority to ban private lodging operations.
The step follows complaints about lodgers partying at night, ignoring trash rules, and leaving cigarette butts on the streets.
The Japan Tourism Agency is overseeing related tourism measures.
The Japanese government approved its basic tourism promotion plan on March 27, 2026, confirming a target to implement overtourism measures in 100 areas by 2030—building on a January draft. The plan balances resident quality of life with goals of 60 million inbound visitors and 15 trillion yen in spending.
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Patrol teams in Shibuya caught 34 people littering over the first three days of a new ordinance, according to city officials.
Japan's immigration authorities plan to monitor social media and other platforms for leads on visa overstayers and illegal work. The Immigration Services Agency aims to launch the cyber patrol unit as early as next year.
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The government will survey bear habitats in Niigata and the Tohoku region. The effort seeks to improve understanding of bear behavior over wide areas where the animals often cross prefectural borders.