Today is National Taxi Day in Japan, a date chosen to commemorate the start of the country’s first cab service in 1912. As it happens, this month Suntory is making Japan’s notoriously hospitable taxis even more so, by giving passengers a complementary … Continue reading →

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I made the mistake of tipping the driver after my first cab ride in Japan.  The driver, a nice man wearing a hat and white gloves and driving an ultra clean taxi, insisted that I take the ample tip money back.  I later learned that cab drivers in Japan (at least the ones 45 years ago) took their jobs seriously and did not feel a tip was necessary for doing their work in a highly professional manner.  Not sure if that's still the case.

Dennis