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Uber seeks Japan taxi tie-ups; CEO's Asia visit underscores global dreams

It's the clearest sign yet that ride-hailing giant Uber will redouble efforts to take a piece of Japan's $16 billion taxi market

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Uber Technologies Inc. isn’t ready to give up the world.

Dara Khosrowshahi, in his first trip to Asia since becoming chief executive officer, made it clear that the ride-hailing company isn’t about to scale back its business to just countries where it already has a strong market position. During his first stop in Japan, he said he’s willing to forge partnerships with taxi companies in order to succeed, even though Uber has less 1 per cent market share and only offers limited services there.

“I saw Japan as an incredible opportunity, and when I asked the team why wasn’t our Japan business