In May 2023 Apple rolled out Look Around expansions for Tokyo, Chiba, Kyoto and Osaka that covered all roads classified as public in those prefectures. These were the first prefectures […]
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Apple Maps Real-Time Transit comes to Tokyo…sort of
Apple announced Apple Maps Real-Time transit for the Tokyo area, for real unlike last time. The fuzzy Japanese press release says there is real-time transit information for ‘more than’ 20 […]
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Japan inbound visitors don’t use Apple Maps
With the cheap yen and visitors flooding Japan, social media sites are overflowing with itinerary and transit questions. Should I get a JR PASS or not, how much cash do […]
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iOS 16 Apple Maps Quick Look
In 2018 Eddie Cue said, “We have been working on trying to create what we hope is going to be the best map app in the world, taking it to […]
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When will Japan get Apple’s new map? Part 2: the private road problem
In part 1 we examined Apple Map Japan Image Collection for 2022 and concluded that all of Tokyo, Chiba, Kanagawa, Kyoto and Osaka prefectures will have been ‘completely mapped’. But […]
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The Reddit run-down
I joined Reddit for a few months in 2018, mainly to get in contact with FeliCa Dude, but soon left as I found subreddit comment threads a swampy, treacherous place. […]