Nov 01 (NHK) - China's top ride-sharing company, Didi Chuxing, will launch an app-based service in Tokyo next April, partnering with a Japanese taxi company.
The Chinese firm will provide its smartphone app to taxi operator Daiichi Koutsu Sangyo, giving customers access to about 500 local cabs.
The taxi company wants to cater to a growing number of Chinese tourists, who will be able to use the app in Japan. It plans to expand the service to Kansai Region, Okinawa Prefecture and other parts of the country.
The move is part of the taxi industry's efforts to increase foreign customers in the run up to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games.
