Japanese tech journalist Junya Ishino discovers all the fun he was missing ditching Apple Maps on iPhone all these years. He mentions the disastrous 2012 launch, the notorious Pachiko Gundam […]
Maps - Signage
Station Number Olympics
If you have ridden any train in Tokyo since 2016, you have come across station number signage like the picture above. In the run up to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics […]
Maps
Apple Maps Japan Adds Foursquare Data Update 2
In an ongoing effort to improve their Japanese product, Apple Maps has added Foursquare to their data supplier mix in addition to Yelp, TripAdvisor for place data, Yahoo Japan’s Tabelog for restaurant data, and Jourdan for […]
Japanese Typography
OpenType Variable Fonts and the UI Challenge
Adobe Type Senior Manager Dan Rhatigan made a very good point in his TYPO Talk presentation: OpenType Variable Fonts (OTVF) need a UI that replaces the slider. The slider has […]
iPhone - Japan Now
No AirPods For Old Men : the Ugly Truth of AirPods in Japan
I have really enjoyed my AirPods. Nothing beats the convenience of going wireless on a daily Tokyo train commute. No matter how careful you are, earphone wires inevitably catch on a […]
Apple - Apple Pay + Wallet - Apple Pay Suica - iPhone - NFC-Felica
Analyzing Apple Pay Japan Results for 2017 Q2 (U)
Just rode JRE's Yamanote line with Apple Pay. Can't wait for our customers in Japan to start using it later this month. pic.twitter.com/mMcK3iIaS4 — Tim Cook (@tim_cook) October 13, 2016 […]
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