After years of being sidelined by Japan’s laws against ride-sharing, Uber Technologies Inc won government approval for a taxi-hailing pilot programme in Japan.
Starting this summer, Uber will connect local drivers and passengers in Awaji, a remote island that’s home to 120,000 people and a dozen taxi companies, the company said in a statement Tuesday.
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