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RIDE HAILING

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 18, 2021
Uber's U.K. driver benefits highlight broader gig-worker challenges
Uber has said it wants to expand limited benefits similar to those offered to drivers in the U.K. across all of Europe and the United States.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 13, 2021
SoftBank sells $2 billion in Uber stock as services recover
Uber's food delivery business has surged during the pandemic, making up for losses suffered by its ride-hailing service.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 16, 2020
SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son reportedly brokering a Grab-Gojek truce
A key sticking point remains whether the two companies merge all operations or whether Grab acquires Gojek's business only in Indonesia.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 29, 2020
Uber and Lyft drivers win unemployment insurance payments in New York
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that New York Department of Labor was taking too long to make payments, citing a backlog of claims by the ride-share drivers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 3, 2020
Uber finally makes it to Tokyo after six years in Japan
Uber is partnering with three local taxi operators, primarily in the city's central business district and the popular areas of Shinagawa, Akihabara and Asakusa.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 20, 2020
MUFG Bank to invest ¥80 billion in ride-hailing service Grab
MUFG Bank will form a capital and business alliance with Singapore-based ride-hailing service Grab, with the view to collaborating on retail financial services, sources have said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 5, 2020
Nihon Kotsu and DeNA to integrate taxi-hailing services
Major taxi operator Nihon Kotsu Co. and information technology firm DeNA Co. will integrate their taxi-hailing app businesses April 1.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 28, 2020
Crowded Lagos to ban commercial motorbikes from most of Nigerian metropolis
Nigeria's business capital of Lagos will ban commercial motorcycles from operating in large parts of the city, the state government announced on Monday, a move that could change the commute for thousands and threaten ride-hailing startups.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 25, 2019
Uber CEO Khosrowshahi vows to deliver a profit, with help from India
Uber Technologies Inc. Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi is vowing to make his company profitable while pursuing growth from emerging arenas such as India, addressing investors' concerns about the ride-sharing company's mounting losses and global regulatory challenges.
BUSINESS
Oct 3, 2019
Southeast Asia's internet economy to grow 39% and hit $100 billion this year, report says
Southeast Asia's internet economy was forecast to grow 39 percent this year to $100 billion as millions of people in the region went online to shop for the first time and ride-hailing firms grew in popularity, an industry report showed on Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 8, 2019
Japan's Rakuten swings to quarterly loss on Lyft and mobile service
Rakuten Inc. reported an unexpected quarterly loss Thursday, hit by the depressed value of its investment in ride-hailing firm Lyft Inc. and heavy spending on a new wireless service.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 11, 2019
Weak Uber market debut augurs poorly for other Silicon Valley unicorns
Uber Technologies Inc.'s conservative initial public offering could not keep its shares from sinking in their trading debut on Friday, fueling debate on Wall Street over whether the outcome of the most anticipated listing since Facebook would weigh on other Silicon Valley unicorns.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 18, 2019
'Shooting for big game': Softbank's push for transport dominance
SoftBank Group Corp. leader Masayoshi Son has much bigger ambitions for transportation than simply seeing his investment in Uber Technologies Inc. turn into more than $13 billion when the company goes public next month.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 13, 2018
NTT Data, Gunma University to test self-driving ride services on public roads near Toyosu
A multiday test involving three self-driving vehicles on public roads will kick off Friday in Tokyo, the IT firm and school behind the experiment said Thursday.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Russia launched intercontinental ballistic missile during attack on Ukraine, Kyiv says
A Yars intercontinental ballistic missile is launched during a test from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in Northern Arkhangelsk region of Russia, in this still image captured from video released on Oct. 29.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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