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Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 17, 2018
Uber welcomes while unions criticize U.K. plan to maintain flexible gig economy
Uber Technologies Inc. welcomed on Monday the British government's response to a review into workplace rights, which looks set to preserve the business models of gig economy companies, but unions criticized the business ministry's plans.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 30, 2018
Hitachi and Uber take part in huge London trial aiming to crack electric-car charger shortfall
Uber Technologies Inc. and Hitachi Ltd. are among the companies that will flood London with 3,000 electric vehicles as part of a study aimed at overcoming a shortage of charging points blamed for holding back sales.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 27, 2018
Plowing millions into Uber, Toyota prepares for a future with fewer privately owned cars
Toyota Motor Corp., Asia's biggest carmaker, is preparing for a potential future where people don't buy cars.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 6, 2018
Uber joins hands with Fuji Taxi, sealing first Japan deal under new, pro-regulator approach
The deal lets customers hail cabs using the ride-sharing firm's app in Nagoya, the nation's third-most populous city, strengthening its position in one of the world's largest taxi markets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 28, 2018
Toyota to invest $500 million in Uber for development of self-driving cars
Toyota Motor Corp. will invest $500 million in Uber to jointly work on developing self-driving cars, the companies said Monday, in a bid by both firms to catch up with rivals in the hotly competitive autonomous driving business.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 25, 2018
Japan joins race to make flying cars
The government asks 20 companies to staff a panel that will brainstorm ideas to help Japan catch up to its rivals in the new aviation race.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 9, 2018
New York City votes to cap Uber and Lyft vehicle licenses amid explosive growth
The New York City Council on Wednesday agreed to cap the number of licenses for ride-hailing services such as Uber for one year, dealing a blow to the companies that have relied on the largest U.S. metro area for a major source of their revenue.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 27, 2018
Put on probation, Uber wins London license to avoid ban
Uber Technologies Inc. won a probationary license to operate in London on Tuesday in a partial victory for its new chief executive after it made changes to ease strained relations with city authorities.
BUSINESS
Jun 25, 2018
Uber heads to court in appeal to keep London license after being deemed unfit to operate
Uber goes to court on Monday to overturn a decision stripping it of its licence in London after being ruled unfit to run a taxi service in its most important European market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 31, 2018
Sony plans to launch 'Everybody's Taxi' dispatch service within fiscal year
Sony Corp. is moving forward with plans to introduce a taxi-hailing service in Japan, unveiling a joint venture with cab companies called "Everybody's Taxi."
BUSINESS
May 30, 2018
San Francisco subpoenas Uber and Lyft over how they classify drivers, with eye to boosting their status
San Francisco's city attorney has subpoenaed Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. to turn over records relating to how the ride-hailing firms classify drivers, as well as driver wages, health care and other benefits in the latest probe in the city's year-long investigation into the companies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 11, 2018
U.S. ride-hailing provider Lyft considers offering services in Japan
U.S. ride-hailing firm Lyft Inc. is considering providing its services in Japan, a market where rival Uber Technologies Inc. has so far seen limited success due to regulatory hurdles.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 10, 2018
Uber agrees to buy electric bicycle rental company Jump Bikes
Uber Technologies Inc. is leaping into the bicycle-rental industry with the purchase of Jump Bikes, as CEO Dara Khosrowshahi seeks out new growth areas with his first acquisition.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 28, 2018
Lyft co-founder: Fatal crash of autonomous Uber taxi should have been prevented
The co-founder of ride hailing company Lyft Inc. said on Tuesday a fatal collision in which an Uber Technologies Inc. self-driving vehicle struck a pedestrian could have been prevented.
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Publisher finds surprise audience after translating history textbooks
Yamakawa Shuppansha president Takeshi Nozawa holds the publisher's textbook on Japanese history — used in high schools across Japan — alongside the new English version in Tokyo on May 23.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.
Japan fuels U.S. LNG boom even as climate targets and impacts loom
Flaring at the Cameron LNG export terminal in Hackberry, Louisiana. Flaring, a common sight at LNG plants, is a controlled burning of gas for reasons ranging from depressurizing equipment to disposing of gas that can’t be used. The practice is a "waste of money" and negatively impacts climate change and human health, says the International Energy Agency.

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