Taxis in Japan have some unique quirks. The rear-side passenger door opens and closes on its own, for example, and you’ll almost always find lace doilies on the parcel shelf underneath the rear window ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. TOKYO (AP) — Very few countries deliver ...

Better Place is now one step closer to fulfilling its mission of making switchable batteries commonplace in electric vehicles. The California-based electric car services startup showed off the world’s ...

Tokyo’s taxi companies have had to get creative to serve customers during coronavirus Residents of Tachikawa (within Nishisunacho and Ichibancho only) and Akishima, on the other hand, can enjoy meal ...

TOKYO -- Tokyo’s streetscape is about to get its biggest makeover in two decades, and just in time for the 2020 Olympics. Toyota Motor Corp. says it will launch a next-generation taxi for Japan in ...

Grabbing a taxi is the easiest way to get around a new city. But there can be plenty of pitfalls for Tokyo newbies jumping into one in a city where the different customs, technology and pricing can ...

TOKYO (AP) — Very few countries deliver better service than Japan: in shops, in restaurants, or in taxis. It’s called “Omotenashi” and translates roughly as hospitality — or offering customers ...