As of March 31, 2023, there were around 45.31 thousand welfare taxis with improved accessibility available in Japan, an increase from roughly 42.62 thousand in the previous year. The government announced its aim to have around 90 thousand taxis with improved accessibility by the end of fiscal 2025.
Number of welfare taxis with improved accessibility in Japan from 2014 to 2023
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2014 to 2023; as of the end of March of the respective year
Supplementary notes
The MLIT refers with the term "welfare taxi" to taxis of the following kind: stretcher accessible vehicles, wheelchair accessible vehicles, stretcher/wheelchair accessible vehicles, as well as taxis with transfer aids, such as rotating seats and the like. A permit for the transportation of people with disabilities is necessary.
Figures have been rounded.
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MLIT (Japan). (April 22, 2024). Number of welfare taxis with improved accessibility in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189016/japan-improved-accessibility-taxi-number/
MLIT (Japan). "Number of welfare taxis with improved accessibility in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. April 22, 2024. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189016/japan-improved-accessibility-taxi-number/
MLIT (Japan). (2024). Number of welfare taxis with improved accessibility in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189016/japan-improved-accessibility-taxi-number/
MLIT (Japan). "Number of Welfare Taxis with Improved Accessibility in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189016/japan-improved-accessibility-taxi-number/
MLIT (Japan), Number of welfare taxis with improved accessibility in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189016/japan-improved-accessibility-taxi-number/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Number of welfare taxis with improved accessibility in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], MLIT (Japan), April 22, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189016/japan-improved-accessibility-taxi-number/
