The Yomiuri news organization ran an interesting story recently. The number of tourists visiting Japan has grown tremendously the past few years and local governments have been busy creating multi-lingual […]

(Updated) As of 11 am Tokyo time Apple has pulled Nearby services in Japan after being online earlier this morning. Apple has rolled out Nearby services for Apple Maps in […]

Apple has yet to roll out any indoor mapping features in Japan so finding  the correct route to a train or subway station is a challenge. Directions always steer you […]

Anick Jesdanun’s Associated Press piece on Apple Maps has been making the tech blog rounds this week. The best take is Nick Heer’s Pixel Envy Apple seems to have improved […]

Now that iOS 9 has been out for a month, let’s compare the updated Apple Maps with two of the most popular iOS mapping apps here in Japan: Google Maps […]