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Local authorities in Shinjuku will prohibit vacation rentals in residential and cultural areas following a surge in resident grievances over noise and improper waste disposal by visitors.
The Shinjuku ward administration has approved a comprehensive ban on minpaku holiday rentals in residential neighborhoods and near educational institutions. The policy aims to alleviate neighborhood disruption and housing shortages driven by surging tourist numbers.
A 55-year-old psychiatrist in Tokyo has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a female patient in her 20s at his clinic in Shinjuku Ward.