Uber struggles to make inroads in Japan
Risk-averse passengers prefer to stick to their high-quality traditional taxi service
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UBER may be shredding business models for taxi firms the world over but it is struggling to make inroads in Japan, where risk-averse passengers prefer to stick to their high-quality traditional taxi service.
Japan, with its wealthy customer base and megacities such as Tokyo, should represent rich pickings for Uber.
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