{"id":179199,"date":"2026-08-18T14:15:40","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T05:15:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=179199&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2026-08-18T14:15:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T05:15:40","slug":"kitazaki-shared-taxi-service-to-launch","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/kitazaki-shared-taxi-service-to-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Kitazaki Shared Taxi Service to Launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fukuoka City unveiled a five-seat shared taxi that will begin operating in Kitazaki, Nishi Ward, on September 14. The district currently has only one scheduled bus route, making access to shopping and medical appointments a continuing challenge for residents. The city developed the service with local taxi companies, and residents joined a trial ride on August 17. Fukuoka plans to introduce similar services in other areas, including Minami and Jonan wards. <strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/news.tnc.co.jp\/news\/articles\/NID2026081731686\" target=\"_blank\">TNC News<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/newsdig.tbs.co.jp\/articles\/rkb\/2876808?display=1\" target=\"_blank\">RKB News Dig<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/fnn_kitazaki-shared-taxi-service_2026_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C782&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"782\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-179200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/fnn_kitazaki-shared-taxi-service_2026_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/fnn_kitazaki-shared-taxi-service_2026_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/fnn_kitazaki-shared-taxi-service_2026_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C572&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/fnn_kitazaki-shared-taxi-service_2026_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C429&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><br \/>\nPhoto: TNC News<\/p>\n<p>Get Fukuoka and Kyushu\u2019s top stories delivered to your inbox. The Now is Fukuoka Now\u2019s free biweekly newsletter featuring local news, events, culture, business, and community updates in English. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\">Subscribe to The Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\">this <strong>form<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fukuoka City unveiled a five-seat shared taxi that will begin operating in Kitazaki, Nishi Ward, on September 14. The district currently has only one scheduled bus route&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30292,"featured_media":179200,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-179199","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-fukuoka-prefecture","location-nishi-ku","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/179199","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\/30292"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=179199"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/179200"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=179199"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=179199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}