Taxi fares in Tokyo's 23 wards will be raised from the 14th, and the upper limit of the initial fare will be raised from the current 420 yen to 500 yen.
Taxi fares have been raised for the first time since 2007, excluding the increase in the consumption tax rate.
Taxi fares will be raised in Tokyo's 23 wards, Musashino City, and Mitaka City, and the upper limit of the initial fare for ordinary cars will be raised by 80 yen from the current 420 yen to 500 yen.
The upper limit of the additional fare for each mileage will also be changed from the current 80 yen for every 233 meters to 100 yen for every 255 meters.
Taxi fare hikes in the region will be the first since 2007, excluding the consumption tax hike.
With the number of taxi users decreasing and fuel costs soaring due to the corona crisis, the Kanto District Transport Bureau is working to improve the treatment of employees, as well as introduce systems that support taxi dispatch applications and cashless payments. also need to raise fares.
According to the Transportation Bureau, by the 11th of this month, 295 businesses, which account for more than 98% of the businesses operating in the target area, have notified the application of the revised upper limit fare.
As the business environment surrounding the taxi industry becomes more severe, taxi fares are being raised all over the country. Fares will also increase in and around Nagoya City.