Airbnb Inc.'s co-founder said Thursday, on the eve of the implementation of legislation in Japan regulating the short-term rental of private homes, that he hopes to work with the government to make the rules simpler."Over the last several years, our hosts have had to operate in a grey area and now there're clear rules. We think (the new legislation) would actually empower many people to host," Nathan Blecharczyk, co-founder and chief strategy officer of the U.S. home-rental service giant, said in an interview with Kyodo News.Airbnb previously listed private lodgings including those not regi…READ FULL ARTICLE
