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Tag: Japan

Apple TV+ picks up ‘Drops of God’ series from Legendary

Monday, January 23, 2023 2:01 pmNo Comments

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

Friday, December 30, 2022 2:46 pm2 Comments

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

Tuesday, December 27, 2022 10:30 amNo Comments

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

Tuesday, December 27, 2022 9:03 amNo Comments

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

Tuesday, December 13, 2022 1:02 pmNo Comments

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

Wednesday, October 19, 2022 1:16 pm3 Comments

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

Thursday, September 8, 2022 12:50 pmThursday, September 8, 20227 Comments

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

Friday, July 1, 2022 8:44 amFriday, July 1, 2022No Comments

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

Monday, January 10, 2022 1:03 pmMonday, January 10, 20226 Comments

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

Friday, October 8, 2021 8:29 am5 Comments

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

Monday, July 12, 2021 10:48 am8 Comments

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

Tuesday, June 29, 2021 10:00 amTuesday, June 29, 202118 Comments

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

Thursday, February 25, 2021 10:27 am4 Comments

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

Monday, November 30, 2020 12:53 pm13 Comments

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

Monday, October 19, 2020 8:55 am2 Comments

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

Wednesday, August 5, 2020 9:02 amNo Comments

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

Monday, June 1, 2020 11:37 amNo Comments

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

Wednesday, May 27, 2020 9:16 amNo Comments

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

Monday, March 9, 2020 12:20 pmNo Comments

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

Friday, February 14, 2020 2:30 pm23 Comments

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

Monday, December 30, 2019 11:28 amWednesday, January 8, 20202 Comments

Wwhen Apple CEO Tim Cook spent three days in Japan in early December…

Japan set to regulate ‘Big Tech’ more tightly to ensure transparency

Tuesday, December 17, 2019 9:16 am1 Comment

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

Friday, December 13, 2019 9:33 amFriday, December 13, 20191 Comment

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

Tuesday, December 10, 2019 7:44 pm2 Comments

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

Monday, December 9, 2019 8:31 am1 Comment

Tim Cook is currently in Japan meeting with local app developers…

Amazon Music now available on Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD

Thursday, October 10, 2019 3:07 pm1 Comment

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

Monday, September 23, 2019 8:33 amMonday, September 23, 20197 Comments

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

Wednesday, September 4, 2019 10:56 pmNo Comments

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

Wednesday, August 28, 2019 11:00 amWednesday, August 28, 20192 Comments

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

Friday, August 16, 2019 12:29 am2 Comments

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

Friday, July 19, 2019 8:39 am16 Comments

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

Wednesday, July 10, 2019 7:11 amWednesday, July 10, 20197 Comments

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

Friday, May 17, 2019 9:17 am1 Comment

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

Tuesday, February 19, 2019 4:04 pmTuesday, February 19, 20193 Comments

The biggest challenge for Apple in 2019 is to retain its dominance amid downward pressure on operator subsidies…

Apple iPhone saves woman’s life after shipwreck near Japan

Monday, December 17, 2018 1:37 pmMonday, December 17, 20182 Comments

One woman says her iPhone saved her life..

iPhone XR price drops around $100 at Japanese carrier NTT Docomo with two-year contract

Monday, November 26, 2018 8:58 amMonday, November 26, 20183 Comments

As rumored last week, Apple is indirectly lowering the price of the iPhone XR…

Apple to lower iPhone XR pricing in Japan in order to boost sales

Friday, November 23, 2018 9:45 amFriday, November 23, 201812 Comments

Less than a month after releasing the iPhone XR, Apple Inc. is moving to offer subsidies to mobile-network operators in Japan…

Smell and stress sensors a smash at Tokyo tech fair

Wednesday, October 17, 2018 11:02 amWednesday, October 17, 20186 Comments

State-of-the-art sensors that can measure stress levels, mood, posture, performance and even smell…

Apple Kyoto Opens Saturday on Shijō Dori

Thursday, August 23, 2018 9:43 amThursday, August 23, 20188 Comments

Apple will open its first store in Kyoto…

Apple allegedly pressured Yahoo to quash App Store rival in Japan

Thursday, August 16, 2018 11:49 am3 Comments

Japan is investigating allegations that pressure from Apple forced Yahoo Japan to pull back…

Apple provides customers in Japan with free repairs following floods and landslides

Friday, July 27, 2018 10:27 amFriday, July 27, 20187 Comments

Apple is pledging assistance to its Japanese customers affected by heavy rainfall in July…

Canalys: Apple shipped 3.5 million Apple Watch units in Q218; LTE version a runaway success in Asia

Thursday, July 26, 2018 1:59 pmThursday, July 26, 20186 Comments

Apple’s smartwatch performed strongly in Q2 2018, with 3.5 million shipped worldwide…

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