Uber Taxi is now available in Fukuoka City and limited areas of Itoshima City. In collaboration with 12 local taxi companies, the first iteration of Uber Taxi in Kyushu enables users to hail taxis via a smartphone application while tracking available cars, using various payment methods and sharing arrival information with friends or family. The service has been operating in nine other cities in Japan, including Hiroshima and Osaka. Source: Uber Newsroom, 10/16/2019
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