New App To Call For A Taxi In Tokyo

Above, a Nihon Kotsu taxi in Roppongi. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

One just has to love technology.

Now, there's a new app available to call for a taxi cab in Tokyo with smartphones.

According to Jiji Press:

Tokyo, Jan. 6 (Jiji Press)--Free messaging application provider Line Corp. said Tuesday it has launched a service that enables users to call taxis in Tokyo's 23 wards plus suburban cities of Mitaka and Musashino through a free smartphone app in collaboration with major taxi company Nihon Kotsu Co.

The new service uses some 3,340 taxis owned by Nihon Kotsu.