Daiichi Kotsu Sangyo Co., Ltd. in Kitakyushu City has partnered Uber Japan to provide a new taxi-hailing service using the Uber app. The company announced on Mar. 4 that in addition to its taxi-hailing application, the Uber system is now available to book taxis as well. The service initially started in Hiroshima City as the area is popular among tourists from the US and other European countries. It will expand to other markets. Source: Daiichi Kotsu, 3/4/2019
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