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Japanese taxi drivers may have to take off their white gloves.

The country's strict taxi rules have historically made it impossible for ride-hailing companies like Uber to crack the Land of the Rising Sun, but Prime Minister Fumio Kishida hinted in a speech on Monday that legalizing the service could be on the table. Tokyo's famously placid street scene may never be the same.

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Source Fool.com