Japan's tiny sharing economy still in its infancy

Japan's tiny sharing economy still in its infancy

The logos of Airbnb Inc. sit on banners displayed outside a media event in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Monday, July 27, 2015. Photographer: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg

Japan’s sharing economy made up less than a 10th of a per cent of nominal gross domestic product in 2016, research showed on Wednesday, in a sign the sector remains very much in its infancy.

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