Uber widens taxi app to Tokyo but ride-sharing still barred

Uber widens taxi app to Tokyo but ride-sharing still barred

REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez

Uber Technologies launched a ride-hailing smartphone application in Tokyo on Friday in partnership with three domestic taxi firms, even as strict regulations block its popular ridesharing service in Japan.

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