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Albirex Closes Training to Fans After Bear Sighting as Japan Weighs Data Link to Help Platforms Remove Illegal Minpaku

A government proposal would let booking sites check a national registry to automatically delete unregistered listings.

Overview

  • Albirex Niigata reported a bear sighting near its club house in Seirō, Niigata Prefecture, on Oct. 30.
  • Starting Oct. 31, the club will hold practices without public access and suspend fan services until further notice to protect the spectator area.
  • The government is considering upgrades to the national minpaku registration system to make enforcement against unregistered operators more reliable.
  • The proposal envisions giving intermediary booking sites system access to verify registrations and automatically remove unregistered listings.
  • Officials plan to present the idea to the LDP’s project team soon, citing gaps in current manual checks that rely on municipal websites.