Olympic fans are expected to pour into Tokyo for next year's Games, but the city is facing a shortage of hotel rooms, so officials are looking offshore to floating hotel ships. Photo: AFP/Behrouz Mehri
Tokyo is facing a shortage of accommodation when Olympics fans pour into the Japanese capital for next year’s games so officials are looking offshore – to moored cruise ships operating as floating hotels.
Despite a construction boom, Tokyo could be short as many as 14,000 rooms given an expected surge of Olympics-related tourism, according to researchers.
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