Uber Technologies Inc., whose taxi-hailing app faces regulatory challenges globally, has shut down a ride-sharing trial in Fukuoka after the central government called it illegal.

Uber on Friday halted operation of Everyone's Uber, a program that let users in the city of Fukuoka share rides, Evelyn Tay, a Singapore-based spokeswoman for the company, said in a statement Saturday.

Uber will consult the transport ministry on ways to structure the program to meet official requirements, she said.