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Uber Japan, Japan Post to Offer Parcel Delivery Service

Uber Japan, Japan Post to Offer Parcel Delivery Service

Riku Miyamoto (center), mayor of Kaga, Ishikawa Prefecture, and others announce the launch of parcel delivery services using ride-hailing drivers at a press conference in Tokyo on Thursday.
Riku Miyamoto (center), mayor of Kaga, Ishikawa Prefecture, and others announce the launch of parcel delivery services using ride-hailing drivers at a press conference in Tokyo on Thursday.

   Tokyo, Feb. 27 (Jiji Press)--Uber Japan and Japan Post Co. said Thursday that they will jointly provide parcel delivery services using ride-hailing drivers on a trial basis.
   The services, in which ride-hailing drivers use their waiting times to deliver parcels on behalf of Japan Post, will start in March in Kaga, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan.

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