The “Sharing Economy” in Japan

Authors： Aiko Hosokawa

Magazine/Book：Zeitschrift für Japanisches Recht (Journal of Japanese Law), Vol. 23 No. 46 (2018)


Publisher：Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, German-Japanese Association of Jurists
Practice： General Corporate Practice Venture and Startup Support Information Technology, Internet and Telecommunications
Date of publication： December, 2018

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