Japan App Store Gets Alternative Marketplaces, Third-Party Payments and More

Apple today introduced several changes to the App Store in Japan to meet the requirements of the Mobile Software Competition ...

AltStore Available in Japan One Day After Apple Enables Alternative App Marketplaces

Just a day after Apple announced alternative app marketplace support for iOS users in Japan, AltStore PAL has launched in the ...

Apple changes App Store in Japan

Imagine a regulatory environment characterized by mutual respect and a willingness to collaborate on solutions, a place where ...

Apple's App Store "freedom" in Japan comes with strings attached, obviously

Apple has begun allowing iOS developers in Japan to distribute apps outside of the App Store and direct users toward alternative payment processors. However, the new ...

Apple updates iOS in Japan to meet new competition rules

Apple updates iOS in Japan to meet new competition rules, reshaping payments, app distribution, and user choice.
TechSpot

Japanese store deploys remote workers as convenience store clerks for graveyard shifts

In brief: Lawson, the Japanese convenience store chain, has come up with a novel approach to address the country's chronic labor shortage: hiring remote workers from overseas. At first glance, this ...
The Economist

For a glimpse at Japan’s future, look at its convenience stores

TO UNDERSTAND how Japan is changing, consider the 7-Eleven convenience store in Minami-Azabu 1-chome, in central Tokyo. At first glance, it appears to be like any other konbini, as such shops are ...