thejapantimes, 1 month ago to business

Ride-hailing services have been used more frequently in Tokyo than traditional taxis so far, a transport ministry report has shown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/11/ride-hailing-more-taxis-tokyo/ #business #ridehailing #uber #didi #go #sride #apps #sharingeconomy #driving #jobs #tokyo

thejapantimes, 2 months ago to business

Private drivers with their own vehicles can now be hailed for rides in Tokyo, marking the first time in Japan that ride-hailing has been put into practice after the system was introduced on April 1. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/08/tech/tokyo-ride-hailing/ #business #tech #ridehailing #uber #didi #go #sride #apps #sharingeconomy #driving #jobs

thejapantimes, 2 months ago to business

Japan has begun the slow rollout of ride-hailing services provided by private drivers through apps such as Uber and Go, almost a decade after other countries introduced them. Here's how it works. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/02/ride-share-explainer/ #business #ridehailing #cars #uber #didi #go #sride

pluralistic, 10 months ago to random

#Bezzle (n):

1. "the magic interval when a confidence trickster knows he has the money he has appropriated but the victim does not yet understand that he has lost it" (#JKGabraith)

2. #Uber

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