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"NAVITIME for Slack" Available in English and Japanese and Covers Transit Information for 59 Areas Across the Globe

Tokyo, Japan -- February 12, 2020- - NAVITIME JAPAN launched the transit search service "NAVITIME for Slack," allowing users of the business collaboration tool "Slack" (provided by Slack Technologies, Inc.) to search and share transit routes within the service. Transit search is available for 59 areas across the globe, including Japan. The service is free, and is available in English and Japanese.

Users of Slack can activate NAVITIME for Slack by simply typing "/navitime" to call out a search box. Direct search commands can also be used, such as "/navitime Shinjuku to Tokyo arrv 18:00" to search for routes between stations arriving or departing at a specified time. In case the area and corresponding language differ, both the local language and set language will be written.
■How to use "NAVITIME for Slack"
Please download "NAVITIME for Slack" from Slack's App directory: https://ntj.slack.com/apps
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■List of areas and details

For more details including coverage information, please see our website:

https://static.cld.navitime.jp/totalnaviapp-storage/storage/smartphone/slack_app/slack_landing_en.html


About Slack:

Slack is where work happens. Slack is a new layer of the business technology stack that brings together people, applications and data - a hub for collaboration where people can effectively work together, access critical applications and services, and find important information to do their best work. People around the world use Slack to connect their teams, unify their systems and drive their business forward.

About NAVITIME JAPAN:
NAVITIME JAPAN was founded on March 1, 2000 and is headquartered in Minato Ward of Tokyo, Japan. The current CEO and President is Keisuke Onishi, PhD. The company is the leading provider of navigation technology and services, offering solutions such as navigation services and apps for both individual and corporate customers.

Press Contact :
e-mail: pr_n@navitime.co.jp