A transport ministry advisory panel proposed Thursday that new taxi entrants and vehicle increases by existing operators on Okinawa’s main island be restricted for a year beginning Sept. 1.
The proposal was spelled out in the Transport Council report, which was submitted to Chikage Ogi, the minister of land, infrastructure and transport.
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