I have reviewed Apple Maps, Google Maps and Yahoo Japan Maps extensively, but finding a simple and easy to understand comparison that elegantly summarizes the differences of the three Japanese […]
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He loves me, he loves me not…a Japanese Journalist Rediscovers Apple Maps
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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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King of the One Screen Map Search: Yahoo Japan MAP v5 Review (U)
Reviewing digital maps is really difficult because cartography doesn’t come with version numbers. Apple and Google roll out cartography and service tweaks when ready because it’s all just backend stuff […]
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Yahoo Japan Maps Refresh Quick Look
Yahoo Japan Maps got a complete refresh with a major app update for iOS and Android. Yahoo! Map (YJM) always has the best cartography of the major Japanese players: Apple, […]
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