In the latest Apple Maps Japan installment of how not to run a digital service, we can now add graveyards to the long list of things done poorly or incompetently. […]
ETC 2.0 RSA Security Update
Twitter user shao posted an interesting series of tweets relating to RSA security and ETC 2.0. In case you didn’t notice, or don’t drive much, the wireless Japanese Electronic Toll […]
Apple Maps Japan Look Around Expands to Hiroshima, Fukuoka, Takamatsu, Nara
Apple Maps vans and walkers were busy in Japan from May to October 2020 and the first cites to receive Look Around from the data sets are: Hiroshima, Fukuoka and […]
Google Maps ‘Real-Time’ Crowdedness Caveats: wherever data is available
Google Maps Japan has offered crowdedness transit information since June. The latest app version is expanding this feature: If you need to take transit, Google Maps can help you more […]
Apple Maps Japan rolls out Look Around and Improved Map features
Apple flipped the switch for Apple Maps Japan ‘improved maps’ with Look Around for Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya, and new map details nationwide. Initial navigation tests indicate turn by turn […]
iOS 14 Apple Maps Japan Wish List: filling the blanks (Updated)
Apple Maps Japan can’t catch a break. Traffic has been available since September 2019 but only got listed on the feature availability page last week, June 2020. Handa International Airport […]