Apple Watch ECG and irregular heart rhythm notifications approved in Japan
The features are expected to be turned on shortly for existing Apple Watch owners by way of a watchOS software update.
The features are expected to be turned on shortly for existing Apple Watch owners by way of a watchOS software update.
Japan is the first country outside of the United States to get much richer terrain data and the Look Around feature.
Customers can choose between the extended AppleCare+ protection plan or AppleCare+ with Theft and Loss coverage and pay for it month-to-month.
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 owes Apple more than $800 million for the $1.5 billion cost of building a manufacturing plant four years ago.
According to the announcement, purchasing an eligible product on January 2 will earn Japanese customers an Apple Store gift card for up to 24,000 yen.
Apple is scheduled to open a brand new brick-and-mortar store in Kawasaki, Japan this coming Saturday, December 14, marking its tenth store opening in the 127 million people country.
Japan’s competition watchdog is investigating Apple over the way it sells iPhones there, saying it abused its dominant market position as detailed in Japan’s Antimonopoly Act.
Apple today published a new video to its official YouTube account that features Japan’s extravagantly decorated trucks, dubbed “decotora.”
Apple will reopen its third major Japanese store to feature modern styling alongside the iPhone XR release this Friday—check out the impressive spiral staircase.
Located on the Shijō Dori street, the city’s main shopping corridor since the 1600s, Kyoto’s first Apple retail store is surrounded by many of the famous shrines and temples.
Even though a customer in Japan is not charged upfront for their device, they still pay for it in installments attached to monthly service fees in fixed-term contracts.