According to International Data Corporation ’s (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, in 2023Q4, Japan’s shipments of mobile…
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Apple Music Classical debuts in China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macao on January 24th
Apple Music Classical will be available in Japan, China, Korea, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan starting January 24th…
Tokyo tightens grip on tech giants: Anti-monopoly law targets Apple, other app stores
Japan is flexing its regulatory muscles, drafting an anti-monopoly law aimed at reining in the domineering app store policies of Apple and…
Japan looks to force Apple to allow third-party app stores for iPhone
The Japanese government is looking to force Apple to allow third-party app stores for iPhone and, presumably, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV…
Apple TV+ renews acclaimed travel series ‘The Reluctant Traveler With Eugene Levy’ for second season
Apple TV+ on Monday announced the 2nd season renewal of celebrated globe-trotting travel series “The Reluctant Traveler With Eugene Levy”…
Beleaguered Apple supplier Japan Display teams up with China’s HKC in latest turnaround bid
Japan Display will team up with China’s HKC on next-generation display technology it said on Monday, as the beleaguered Apple supplier…
Watch: An inside look at Apple TV+ series ‘The Reluctant Traveler’ starring Eugene Levy
The new Apple TV+ series “The Reluctant Traveler,” hosted and executive produced by Emmy Award winner Eugene Levy (“Schitt’s Creek”), is a…
Eugene Levy is literally ‘The Reluctant Traveler’ in new Apple TV+ travel series
Apple TV+ in December announced that “The Reluctant Traveler,” a new globe-trotting travel series hosted by Eugene Levy (“Schitt’s Creek”)…
Apple TV+ picks up ‘Drops of God’ series from Legendary
Apple TV+ today announced an eight-episode global acquisition of new multilingual French-Japanese drama “Drops of God” from Legendary…
Apple CEO Cook relayed concern over App Store curbs to Japanese Prime Minister
Apple CEO Tim Cook urged Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to consider user security when regulating smartphone app stores during…
Apple unveils special edition AirTag for Japanese New Year
As part of a two-day promotion linked to the Japanese New Year (正月, Shōgatsu), Apple customers in Japan can purchase an AirTag which…
Apple Japan hit with $98 million in back taxes
Apple’s Japan unit is being charged 13 billion yen (US$98 million) in additional taxes for bulk sales of iPhones and other Apple devices…
Apple TV+ travel series ‘The Reluctant Traveler,’ hosted by Eugene Levy, to premiere on February 24, 2023
Apple TV+ today announced that “The Reluctant Traveler,” a new globe-trotting travel series hosted and executive produced by Eugene Levy …
Major Apple supplier TSMC mulls Japan expansion as China tensions continue
Major Apple supplier and chip manufacturer TSMC is weighing a potential expansion in Japan, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday…
Apple hiked iPhone 14 series prices in key markets; kept price the same in America
With rampant inflation persisting in the U.S. and elsewhere, and a global recession on the horizon, observers were keenly interested in…
Apple hikes entry-level iPhone 13 price by 18% in Japan
Apple has hiked the cost of its entry-level 128GB iPhone 13 by 18% in Japan, which is battling a weakening yen currency and rising inflation…
Apple presented schematics of an electric vehicle to auto parts maker in 2020
In January 2020, a man in a suit showed up at Japanese auto parts maker Sanden’s Texas office, and introduced himself as an Apple parts…
Sony considering joint investment in Apple supplier TSMC’s first chip plant in Japan
Apple camera component supplier Sony is considering joint investment of $7 billion in Apple supplier TSMC’s first chip plant in Japan …
Steve Jobs’ final visit to Kyoto
Steve Jobs was particularly fond of Kyoto and over the course of 25 years, he got to know the ancient Japanese capital well…
Show your love of country with new Apple Watch International Collection bands and faces
Apple is launching the International Collection bands for Apple Watch, featuring 22 limited-edition Sport Loop bands with colorful designs…
Apple’s iPhone dominates Japan smartphone market with 53.2% share
IDC Japan this week announced the shipment volume of domestic smartphones. Apple’s iPhone dominates the Japan market with 52.6% share…
M1 Mac mini quickly launches Apple to No.1 in Japan desktop PC market
Just two weeks after the M1 Mac mini’s launch, the diminutive desktop computer has propelled Apple to the No.1 spot in the Japan desktop PC…
Japan to join forces with U.S., Europe in regulating Big Tech
The new head of Japan’s antitrust watchdog said on Monday that the country will take on any market abuses by the four Big Tech …
Sharp reports 38% drop in June quarter profit, beats analyst estimates
Japan-based Apple supplier Sharp on Wednesday reported a 37.8% drop in first-quarter operating profit as the COVID-19 shutdowns weighed on sales of…
Apple reopening flagship Tokyo stores as Japan eases restrictions
Apple on Wednesday plans to reopen their flagship retail stores in Japan, as the company works to reopen Apple Retail Stores in one of their biggest…
Apple Retail Stores to begin reopening in Japan this week
After Apple Retail Stores had been shuttered for months due to COVID-19, the company will this week begin reopening its retail stores in Japan, one of…
Apple CEO Cook offers work from home to many employees this week
Apple CEO Tim Cook offered in a new memo to employees offered many global offices the option to work from home. Cook told employees at several…
2,000 Apple iPhones given to passengers quarantined aboard cruise ship
Thousands of passengers quarantined inside their cabins for two weeks aboard the Diamond Princess off the coast of Japan are getting Apple iPhones …
Tim Cook says Seiko Advance is why the Midnight Green iPhone 11 Pro exists
Wwhen Apple CEO Tim Cook spent three days in Japan in early December…
Japan set to regulate ‘Big Tech’ more tightly to ensure transparency
Japan will tighten regulations to prevent technology giants including Google and Facebook from abusing their market power…
Tim Cook’s Asian tour continues in Thailand following visits to Japan and Singapore
Tim Cook is continuing something of a whirlwind tour of Asia, after beginning the trip in Japan earlier in the week…
Tim Cook on innovation, creating U.S. jobs, Apple’s greatest contribution to humankind, and more
Apple CEO Tim Cook on Tuesday defended the company’s record of creating jobs in the U.S., rejecting criticism that the company outsources too much to China…
Apple CEO Cook visits Japan to meet with developers and employees
Tim Cook is currently in Japan meeting with local app developers…
Amazon Music now available on Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD
Starting today, customers can download the Amazon Music app from the App Store for Apple TV and get access to stream millions of songs and thousands of playlists and stations on Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD…
After ‘Howdy Modi,’ President Trump and India’s PM could sign trade deal
President Trump is also expected to sign a deal with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe next week that lowers Japanese farm tariffs…
Apple’s largest store in Japan opens Saturday in Tokyo
In the heart of the Marunouchi business district, Apple will open its newest and largest store in Japan across from the historic Tokyo Station this Saturday, September 7th…
With changes to phone sales in Japan threatening its bottom line, Apple hits out at ‘unfair’ rules
Apple has been riding high in the Japanese smartphone market, enjoying the largest share of any company, but changes to the discounts mobile carriers…
Apple’s HomePod to launch in Japan on August 23, pre-orders have begun
Apple ‘s Siri-powered smart speaker will officially be available in Japan starting on August 23rd…
Apple CEO Cook offers tribute to Japanese Kyoto Animation studio after mass murder
Tributes to the Japanese animation studio ravaged in a suspected arson attack lit up social media on Friday…
Apple’s amazing HomePod is about to launch in Japan
Konnichiwa, Japan: It looks like good news for Japanese Apple Music fans, who can look forward to picking up a HomePod when it launches there later this summer…
7-Eleven stores in Japan will sell Apple iPhone accessories
The majority of Japan’s 20,925-strong chain of Seven-Eleven convenience stores will stock official Apple iPhone accessories…
Apple iPhone continues to dominate Japanese smartphone market
The biggest challenge for Apple in 2019 is to retain its dominance amid downward pressure on operator subsidies…