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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 9, 2021
Apple seeks to delay ruling that loosens its grip on App Store
The iPhone-maker gave notice Friday that will appeal a judge's ruling in its fight with Epic Games.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 23, 2021
In setback for Apple, EU plans one mobile charging port for all
The move has been more than 10 years in the making, with the European Union executive touting environmental benefits and savings for users.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 17, 2021
Kremlin foes accuse Google and Apple of bowing to censorship
Allies of jailed Putin critic Alexei Navalny made an app for the Russian election — Google and Apple removed it from their stores.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 16, 2021
Seoul doesn't have Beijing's crackdown muscle
Apple and Google felt South Korea's legislative wrath last month thanks to a new law that stops software developers from having to use payment platforms tied to their app stores.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 14, 2021
Apple issues emergency security updates to close a spyware flaw
The spyware, called Pegasus, uses a novel method to invisibly infect Apple devices without victims' knowledge.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 2, 2021
Apple to let media apps avoid 30% fee after Japan probe
The move addresses a longstanding App Store complaint and settles an investigation by Japan's Fair Trade Commission.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 29, 2021
Apple and Google are winning big, but one is about to pull ahead
Investors are focusing on intermediate business fundamentals, signaling that Google-parent Alphabet stands on firmer ground relative to Apple.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 29, 2021
The chip-shortage recovery will be rocky, as Apple can attest
Even with some supplies getting closer to normal, firms still lack the components needed to complete their complex tech devices.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 29, 2021
Tech giants’ record quarter gives way to growth skepticism
Three of the world’s largest companies — Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Alphabet Inc. — reported about $57 billion in combined profit in a record-busting quarter, riding a resurgence in consumer and business spending.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 25, 2021
Big Tech’s car obsession is all about taking eyes off the road
What's at stake, essentially, is something even more valuable than profitability: The last unclaimed corner of consumers' attention during their waking hours.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 16, 2021
Japan Display, a fading iPhone LCD screen-maker, pivots to virtual reality
The Tokyo-based LCD specialist expects its favored display technology to become the standard for VR because it can achieve higher resolution than OLED.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 13, 2021
Japan to start antitrust probe on Apple and Google, says Nikkei
The probe will include input from executives from domestic smartphone handset-makers as well as manufacturers of smart speakers and personal computers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 8, 2021
Apple's new 'private relay' feature will not be available in China
Apple's decision to withhold the feature in China is the latest in a string of compromises the company has made on privacy in a country that accounts for nearly 15% of its revenue.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 25, 2021
At Epic vs. Apple's closing, judge probes implications of upending Apple's App Store
To make her decision, U.S. Federal Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers will have to wade through 4,500 pages of testimony, a process she said could take months.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 17, 2021
Apple and Microsoft’s rivalry had cooled. Now it’s back and getting testier.
At a virtual product launch in November for Apple’s Mac reboot, actor John Hodgman appeared in a nerdy, ill-fitting suit before a white backdrop. "Stop, hang on, wait, one more thing, hi, I’m a PC,” he said, reprising the popular Mac vs. PC television commercials of a decade ago that not so subtly...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 4, 2021
Apple users are ‘trapped’ in App Store, Epic says at trial
Meanwhile, the iPhone maker accuses the creator of Fortnite of a 'fundamental assault' on a business model that has enriched millions of developers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 29, 2021
Global chip shortage hits Apple, BMW and Ford as crisis worsens
The shortfall of critically needed parts has forced the auto industry to cut output, leaving thin inventories at dealerships just as consumers emerge from COVID-19 lockdowns.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 12, 2021
Toyota chief’s warning to Apple: The car business isn’t easy
The technology giant has been creating waves as it approaches a wide range of automakers that are seen as potential contenders for a vehicle partnership.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 15, 2021
Need an app? This Japanese startup has a platform for that
The glaring need for creators has fueled investor expectations for local startup Yappli Inc., which designs off-the-shelf apps.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 1, 2021
Facebook and Apple will miss 2020, unlike everyone else
For the third quarter in a row, Facebook Inc. and Apple Inc. generated billions upon billions in profits and flexed the power of their dominant businesses.

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The byzantine process for converting a foreign driver’s license into a Japanese one entails mountains of paperwork and significant stamina — unless you're a lucky license holder from a country or region where these requirements are waived.
Driving in Japan isn’t hard. Getting the license is.