Apartment hotels equipped with in-room kitchens and home appliances are on the rise in Japan on the back of their popularity among foreign tourists seeking stays in home-like environments, creating new business opportunities for construction and real estate companies.Suitable for families and groups of close friends traveling on medium- and long-stay trips, such accommodation facilities do not have restaurants or other common facilities and require less labor for front desk services and linen replacement than business hotels because of the length of stays.Said to be feasible to build even o…READ FULL ARTICLE