Hello, everyone.
This is Enta.
Do you know how foreigners get around when they're abroad?
It's commonplace overseas.
Yes.
It's a shared bus.
This was the same in Africa and in Egypt.
People who own cars collect small amounts of money from everyone and use their cars to transport people, acting as buses.
It seems there's a route as well.
I guess it's kind of like a territorial thing??
Riding a small bus packed to the brim—lol
This is the kind of experience you can't really have unless you go abroad.
Well, it's kind of like there are rules, but also kind of like there aren't, so nothing in particular.
And in that country and others as well, people often hitchhike—picking up a ride on the spot to travel long distances.
This is something you only see overseas!!?? Right?
If things were as they should be.
Who would have thought this would happen in Japan? lol
In quite a few places, something new about Japan—something that Japanese people aren’t aware of—is beginning to take shape.
There are a lot of Vietnamese people in Japan these days, but they use unlicensed taxis.
Apparently, they mainly use Facebook to find unlicensed taxis.
I heard the other day that the fare between Nagoya and Osaka is apparently about 8,000 yen per person.
Approximate fare for a regular taxi ride
| Item | Estimated Costs |
|---|---|
| Taxi fare (distance-based + time-based): approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes to 3 hours | 約 65,000 to 75,000 yen |
| Highway Tolls (One-Way) | 約 Around 6,000 yen(Standard Vehicle, ETC Weekdays) |
| Total | 約 71,000 to 81,000 yen Degree |
For example, if four passengers ride in a five-passenger car, the fare would be 4 passengers × 8,000 = 320 million yen.
Apparently, this includes things like gas and tolls.
That's super cheap, lol
Even if the police stop you,
They say it means “friend,” so Japanese people don’t understand it.
So that's how it was, lol
There's no way I'd know that!!
Globally speaking, it's what's known as ride-sharing.
This is a sneak peek at that thing they're temporarily holding in Osaka for the World Expo.
And the people who drive unlicensed taxis work for Japanese companies during the day and earn money as unlicensed taxi drivers on their days off.
I hear that most of them are run by Vietnamese people with families.
Uber ridesharing is commonplace around the world, but in Japan, it’s a registered taxi service, you know~
What does the future hold for ride-sharing?
How will ride-sharing in Osaka have an impact?
Times are changing rapidly.
We'll review the parts that are illegal and make changes, right?
I suppose our industry will undergo all sorts of changes, too.
Let's adapt and evolve in response to change!
See you later.
