The Okinawa General Bureau of the Cabinet Office will revise taxi fares in the Okinawa area (the former Okinawa Prefecture mainland area) on August 24.
For standard-size taxis, the current maximum fare is 600 yen for the first 1.75 kilometers, with an additional 100 yen charged for every 400 meters. Following the revision, the initial fare will be 650 yen for the first 1.65 kilometers, with an additional 100 yen charged for every 350 meters.
The revision is intended to improve working conditions to help secure personnel, enhance services for users, and rebuild the business foundations of taxi operators amid higher personnel costs caused by rising prices and increases in the minimum wage. The review of the proposed revision began after more than half of local taxi operators had submitted applications for a fare revision in December 2025.
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