Ride sharing: Approximately 20 local governments nationwide to begin operation, limited introduction from spring. Prime Minister Kishida instructed that discussions on whether to allow non-taxi companies to enter the system in the future should be continued by June.

In areas such as education and nursing care, it is necessary to make use of digital technology to streamline operations, and requested that specific measures be put in place by June, PM Kish Japan said. As an exception, some local governments have offered to start the project as early as the middle of next month.