The development marked another blow for the web-based taxi app, which has incurred the hostility of traditional taxi companies in many countries.
"Last Friday, we met with Uber Japan officials and told them to stop the pilot project immediately because we suspect it breaches Japanese transport law," a transport ministry official told AFP on condition of anonymity.
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