Japanese customers have been hit with significant price increases across the most popular Apple products such as iPhones, iPads and Apple Watches.
Here’s why iPhones, iPads and Apple Watches got much pricier in Japan
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Tokyo is the latest city to get augmented reality walking directions with Apple Maps
Immersive Apple Maps AR directions have launched in Japan's Tokyo, the latest city where the iPhone maker's augmented reality (AR) walking directions are available.
Beats Fit Pro arriving soon in Canada, Japan and a bunch of countries in Europe
Apple's Beats-branded earbuds, the $200 Beat Pro Fit, are officially launching in Canada, Japan and European countries at the end of January.
Apple is apparently visiting suppliers to secure components for Apple Car production in 2024
With Apple Car production reportedly starting in 2024, company executives are understood to be touring suppliers across Japan and Korea to secure components amid global shortages.
Apple Pay will soon add support for Japan’s Nanaco and Waon prepaid cards
Apple Pay may support the Nanaco and Waon debit cards, Japan's popular payment cards, as soon as the iOS 15 software update launches this fall, according to a new report.
Apple Japans shares an awesome Apple Watch ad targeting active people
Apple's Japan division has shared a new ad for the Apple Watch on its own YouTube channel, employing some cool effects and cuts to appeal to active people.
Visa rolls out support for Apple Pay in Japan
The financial services corporation Visa has announced that folks in Japan can now add their Visa debit or credit cards to the Wallet app for use with contactless payments via Apple Pay.
Apple Watch ECG and irregular heart rhythm notifications approved in Japan
The Japanese Association for the Advancement of Medical Equipment last Friday approved the ECG app on the Apple Watch Series 4 and 5, along with irregular heart rhythm notifications.
Look Around and Apple Maps 2.0 launch in Tokyo and a few other Japanese cities
Apple continues to expand availability of its Street View-like Look Around feature on Apple Maps. According to Ata Distance, street-level photography is now available to Apple Maps users in several cities in Japan, like Tokyo, Nagoya, Kyoto and Osaka. Moreover, many locations in the country now show richer terrain data Apple's been rolling out in the past two years.
AppleCare+ monthly payments rolling out in Canada, Australia and Japan
Apple fans in Canada, Australia and Japan now have the option to pay for extended ‌AppleCare‌+ warranty coverage for their iPhone, iPad or Apple Watch devices on a monthly basis, should they choose to do so, rather than pay upfront for the entire period with a discount.
Apple Watch ECG could extend to Japan and Brazil next, based on recent government filings
Recent government filings indicate that the useful ECG feature found on the Apple Watch Series 4 and newer could launch in Japan and Brazil next.
Japan Display could sell Apple and Sharp its main smartphone screen factory
Apple supplier Japan Display is on the hook for more than $800 million it owes to Apple for building a smartphone display manufacturing plant four years ago, and now it could sell the entire factory to the Cupertino firm and Sharp, another Apple supplier that builds LCD panels for some iOS devices.