In light of Apple Maps Indoor Maps gone MIA in Tokyo I think John is not seeing the whole story. To paraphrase Steve Jobs for the umpteenth time, John Gruber is […]
Apple - iOS - Maps
No Indoor Maps for Apple Maps Japan
Despite the WWDC announcement that Tokyo would be included in the first round of Indoor Maps for iOS 11, the feature has yet to appear and seems to have been […]
iPhone - Maps - Transit
The #1 Japanese Transit App
It’s not Apple Maps, it’s not Google Maps or even Yahoo Japan Maps. The #1 Japanese Transit iPhone app is Yahoo Japan’s stand-alone Transit app and Yahoo Japan is going to […]
Japanese Typography
Return of the best macOS Japanese word processor app: egword Universal 2
In 2007 I visited the office of Ergosoft near Yokohama for what turned out to be the last time. Ergosoft had just released a spectacular upgrade to their Japanese word […]
iOS - Maps
Apple Maps Flashes Some Pink
I don’t know why, but all three major Japanese map products use the same color to indicate large underground structures: pink. It’s a perfect slyly perverse color choice for Shinjuku, […]
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