{"id":174836,"date":"2025-12-09T15:13:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T06:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=174836&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-12-09T15:13:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T06:13:19","slug":"nishitetsu-to-close-munakata-taxi-unit","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/nishitetsu-to-close-munakata-taxi-unit\/","title":{"rendered":"Nishitetsu To Close Munakata Taxi Unit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nishi-Nippon Railroad announced on December 5 that it will dissolve Munakata Nishitetsu Taxi on March 31, 2026, citing ongoing losses and driver shortages since the pandemic. The subsidiary has posted annual operating deficits of about \u00a510 million and expects a \u00a515 million net loss for fiscal 2025. It operates 16 taxis and two vehicles used for community and on-demand bus services. The company will support the reemployment of its 21 staff within the Nishitetsu Group or with other operators. Bus operations are expected to be transferred to group firms or local transport providers to maintain service for residents. The decision reflects broader challenges facing regional transport operators. <\/span><b>Source:<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nishitetsu.co.jp\/ja\/news\/news20251205\/main\/0\/link\/25_088.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Nishitetsu Group<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fnn_taxi-dec_2025_WEB.jpg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Nishitetsu To Close Munakata Taxi Unit\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-174834\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fnn_taxi-dec_2025_WEB.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fnn_taxi-dec_2025_WEB.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fnn_taxi-dec_2025_WEB.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fnn_taxi-dec_2025_WEB.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nishi-Nippon Railroad announced on December 5 that it will dissolve Munakata Nishitetsu Taxi&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":174834,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-174836","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-munakata","news-category-business","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/174836","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=174836"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/174834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=174836"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=174836"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}