The Tokyo Metropolitan Government will terminate Friday's late-night bus service between Shibuya and Roppongi on Oct. 31 due to slumping passenger numbers.
"We can't afford to keep losing money because the service is run on Tokyo taxpayers' money," Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe said at Tuesday's regular news conference. "That's why we decided to end the service."
The trial service was launched on Dec. 20 on a trial basis to expand late-night travel options in the popular but crowded entertainment districts. It was set to last about a year.
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