Comment by mikem170

The home businesses in Japan are supposed to be low-impact. It sounds like the airbnb you mentioned was not.

Japan has a set of regulations for airbnb rentals [0], depending on the size of the living space, whether it is owner-occupied, or is listed for more than half a year. There are sometimes inspections. Neighbors are notified and their complaints are taken seriously. Enforcement has been much more strict since 2018. Something like you mentioned would result in the airbnb license being revoked.

Airbnb spends a lot of money lobbying politicians in the US not to do such things, millions just at the federal level [0].

[0] https://mailmate.jp/blog/japan-airbnb-law

[1] https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/airbnb-inc/summary?id=D0000...