Season 4 Episode
- Season 2 Safety Tips for Driving in Snowy Conditions
- Season 2 Japan Post to Start Delivering Letters and Packages by Drone as Early as Fiscal Year 2023
- Season 2 Japan to Downgrade COVID Classification on May 8
- Season 2 Pollen Levels in Tokyo This Spring Projected to be Fourth Highest on Record
- Season 2 Justice Ministry Proposes Changing Law to Discourage "Kirakira Names"
- Season 2 Cyclists Required to Make Effort to Wear Helmet Starting April
- Season 2 New Service Makes It Easy for International Residents to Open Bank Accounts on Smartphone
- Season 2 New Evacuation Plan Aims to Leave No Person Behind in the Event Mt. Fuji Erupts
- Season 2 Train Fares to Go Up by 10 Yen to Improve Station Accessibility
- Season 2 New System to Allow Dynamic Pricing for Taxis
- Season 2 New Multilingual Guide to Having a Baby in Japan
- Season 2 Japan's Weather Agency to Forecast Linear Rainbands
- Season 2 Farmer Uses Ducklings to Grow Rice Without Chemicals
- Season 2 Japan Bans Trade of Invasive Crayfish and Turtles
- Season 2 Japan to Expand Eligibility for Skilled Worker Status
- Season 2 Japan to Issue Redesigned Banknotes in July 2024
- Season 2 Swordsmith Forges Sacred Blade for Shrine Deity
- Season 2 Police Warns Public About "Dark" Part-Time Jobs
- Season 2 Cooking Site Compiles Recipes for Disaster Preparedness
- Season 2 Railway in Gifu Launches New Food Model-Themed Train
- Season 2 Miyajima Island Introduces 100 Yen Visitor Tax
- Season 2 More Security Firms Utilizing Drones and Robots
- Season 2 Smartphone-Based Digital Business Cards on the Rise
- Season 2 New Anime Center Opens in Tokyo
Learn Japanese from the News - Season 2 Episode 10 New System to Allow Dynamic Pricing for Taxis
0.00 10 minutes We listen to a news story about how Japanese taxi companies will now be able to introduce dynamic pricing for certain offerings. Operators that apply with the transport ministry will be able to flexibly set fares for taxis hailed through approved smartphone apps when users specify their destination and get fares upfront. In the second half of the program, we go over how to catch a taxi in Japan and how services have been evolving since the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
