As of March 31, 2024, around **** percent of taxis operating in Japan were universal design taxis with improved accessibility. The government announced its aim to have around ** thousand taxis with improved accessibility by the end of fiscal 2025.
2022 to 2024; as of the end of March of the respective year
Supplementary notes
The MLIT refers with the term "universal design taxi" to taxis that are wheelchair accessible and have transfer aids, such as rotating seats and the like. Such vehicles are designed to be easily usable by anybody.
Figures before 2024 come from previous reports. Figures have been rounded.
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MLIT (Japan). (May 23, 2025). Share of universal design taxis with improved accessibility in Japan from 2022 to 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1480887/japan-universal-design-taxi-share/
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