Kengo Hashiba’s latest article in his series on Japan’s vacant housing problem has been published in the 6th February 2020 issue (No. 355) of Profession Journal. This article looks at the legal liabilities that may arise when a vacant house is used as an Airbnb-style lodging. A preview of the article (in Japanese) is available at https://profession-net.com/professionjournal/law-392/.