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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Fixing the Apple Maps Point of Interest content problem with Apple Business Connect
One of the long term challenges with Apple Maps is improving the Point of Interest (POI) content. It’s a problem that remains even as Apple rolls out ‘New Maps’ based […]
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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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iOS 16: missing features in Japan (updated)
Any WWDC OS announcement is always a matchup contest of what’s coming for America and what’s missing in other regions like Japan. Let’s take a quick look at what’s coming, […]