Apple Maps greatly enhanced station footprint information for major Tokyo stations today as the iOS 10 public transit rollout for Japan approaches. A few hours ago Shinjuku station appeared in the iOS […]
Buddhism
Hail to The Lotus Sutra – A Collection of Gensei’s Words and Calligraphy
Rev. Hagiwara had difficulty finding the right scroll box in the dark storehouse. The storehouse was new but constructed traditionally: massive earthen walls, tiny windows, no electricity. The dark heavy […]
Apple
Apple Pay Coming to Japan with iPhone 7
Japan’s leading smartphone journalist Tsutsumu Ishikawa reports mounting evidence that iPhone 7 will support the Sony invented FeliCa standard by way of East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and KDDI. […]
Maps
Tokyo Station Signage
JR East is joining the station numbering scheme found on Tokyo Metro and other private company train lines such as Tokyu, Keio, and Odakyu. As a long time Japan resident […]
Apple
iOS 10 Maps: Nearby Search UI Improvements
The iOS 10 beta on iPad adds some nice UI refinements in Nearby search. The first two steps of a Nearby search are exactly the same in iOS 9. iOS 10 improvements start […]
Maps
Japanese Cartography Comparison
Justin O’Beirne has published part two of his epic essay comparing Google Maps and Apple Maps: “Content — The Map as a Whole”. It’s a great read and deep analysis. I think there is a […]
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