In brief: Didi’s taxi-hailing JV is expanding to 13 cities in Japan

nnDidi Mobility Japan, a taxi-hailing joint venture by China’s Didi Chuxing and Japan’s SoftBank, said it will expand its service to 13 cities across Japan, Reuters reports.nThe company has launched in Tokyo and Kyoto today, with 10 more locations to follow in the current financial year.nThe app was first rolled out in September 2018 in Osaka, where the company worked with 40 taxi firms in an increasingly crowded market for such apps.n