Taxi in Japan

I have read a paragraph on the website, and I think there are many problems of taxi in Japan. First of all, taxis are very expensive and unnecessary to the public transportation systems of Japan's largest city, especially between 11pm - 5 pm they adds extra charges. Next, if you call a taxi from a restaurant or other places, you should pay extra charges for taxi driver.

Taxi fares start around 600-700 yen for the first two kilometers and increase by 100 yen for every 500 meters traveled. The cost also increase when taxis is not moving when they are in traffic jam, and in the evening the fares are raised by 20-30 percent. Secondly, when you get in a taxi,so the vehicle's left door is opened and closed by the driver only. You can not open or close it by yourself. Most of drivers do not speak English, so you should have the address of your destination written in Japanese or have a map. To sum up, if you will take a taxi in Japan. You should make a well arrangements.