Tricycle taxi debuts in Kyoto

Tricycle taxi debuts in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - A nonprofit organization to protect the environment started offering tricycle taxi rides in downtown Kyoto on May 17, the first such service in Japan. Noriyuki Morita, who heads the group, decided to launch the environment-friendly service, which exists in 20 European cities including Berlin, in the ancient capital after it hosted a 1997 international environmental conference.

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