Tokyo-based Kasoku is offering its Airbnb-like fully-furnished units as 'temporary shelters' for people to escape the family, whether to work or just get some peace and quiet.
Worried about a"coronavirus divorce"? An enterprising Japanese short-term rental firm is marketing its empty apartments as a way for stressed couples to get some time apart during the virus lockdown.
For those finding that arrangement onerous, Kasoku is offering apartments priced at 4,400 yen a day. "We don't have solid data showing divorce is on the rise, but media reports that divorce rates are rising in China and in Russia after lockdowns there led us to come up with this service," he added.
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