Today is the last day of the JGAT page 2017 expo at Sunshine Ikebukuro, Tokyo. Attendance has been up this year and it was a good chance to talk with […]
Apple
Apple Maps Japanese Names: The Long and Longer of It
The Apple Maps Japanese product has always suffered from poor quality local data suppliers. The situation improved a little in late 2016 with the addition of quality public transit data from […]
Japanese Typography
Apple.com Japanese Pages Going Back to Myriad?
After the Japanese typography problems on the apple.com web pages I wrote about earlier, Apple seems to be switching back to Myriad style branding and in some cases an odd […]
Japanese Typography
Apple.com Switch From Myriad to San Francisco: a Disaster For Japanese Typography
With the release of iPhone 6 in 2014, Apple refreshed their Japanese site with a new web font Apple TP (above). Apple TP is a custom font using Myriad Set for roman glyphs […]
Apple - Apple Pay + Wallet - iPhone
Apple Pay Suica Express Transit and Security
YouTube blogger macgeek discovered that Apple Pay Suica works on his Apple Watch Series 2 device even with the device locked and off his wrist. As explained in his video, […]
Apple - Apple Pay + Wallet - iPhone
Japanese Travel with Apple Pay
Digital ASCII writer Kenta Yamaguchi traveled to Osaka, Nagoya, Akita and Okinawa with only Apple Pay in his pocket. His verdict: Japan is getting closer to the government’s stated goal […]
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