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Apple - Japanese Typography - Maps - Signage - Transit

Apple Maps Japan Finally Adds Indoor Mapping

Almost a year later than first expected, Apple has finally added indoor maps for Japan on iOS 11 and iOS 12. Narita Airport (Chiba) and Chubu Airport (Nagoya) are the kickoff […]

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Apple - Japanese Typography - Maps - Signage - Transit

Apple Maps Japan Reboot Challenge: Information Density

Now that the Apple Maps reboot has been announced and is starting a slow rollout in America, I want to highlight some of the challenges Apple Maps Japan faces in […]

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Apple - Apple Pay Suica - EMV - NFC-Felica - Suica - Transit

Where will the eSE be in Pixel 3?

The Google Pay Japan release was very interesting. Nobody expected Google to ditch HCE-F and simply put an new candy wrapper around the tired UI of the reliable Osaifu Keitai […]

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Apple Pay Predicted to Account for Half of Mobile Wallet Users by 2020

Must be a slow news day: market research blah coughed up by Juniper Research is mindlessly regurgitated by MacRumors and AppleInsider. Free advertising for Juniper Research, you go Juniper Research. To […]

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Apple Maps Japan Reboot Start Line

Now that the Apple Maps reboot has been announced and is starting a slow rollout in San Francisco, what kind of improvements can Japanese users expect in the months ahead? […]

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Apple Pay Suica Inbound Battery Strategies

Google Pay doesn’t do Inbound and Apple Pay Suica remains the only digital wallet choice for inbound visitors to Japan who have a Global FeliCa iPhone or Apple Watch. One of […]

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