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.
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Japan Display could sell Apple and Sharp its main smartphone screen factory
Japan Display owes Apple more than $800 million for the $1.5 billion cost of building a manufacturing plant four years ago.
Apple to hold a one-day shopping event in Japan on January 2
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.
A new Apple retail store is opening this Saturday in Japan’s Kawasaki
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 FTC is probing Apple over the way it sells iPhones in the 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.
Watch this shot on iPhone ad featuring lavishly decorated trucks that are all the rage in Japan
Apple today published a new video to its official YouTube account that features Japan’s extravagantly decorated trucks, dubbed “decotora.”
Check out the glass spiral staircase in Apple’s renovated Shibuya store in Japan
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.
Apple previews its first Kyoto store with multi-level atrium ahead of Saturday’s grand opening
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.
Japan is forcing carriers to end smartphone bundling in a move that could hurt Apple
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.
Apple Japan offers free repairs of gear damaged by torrential rain and landslides
Apple will repair devices like iPhone and Apple Watch that were damaged by heavy rains in southwestern Japan earlier this month, as long as they are still repairable.
Apple’s latest retail design comes to Japan
Apple today shared photos of its new store outlet in Tokyo’s Shinjuku district ahead of grand opening Saturday, bringing its next-generation retail design to Japan for the first time.
iPhone screen supplier Japan Display needs cash injection to switch to OLEDs
One of Apple’s iPhone screen suppliers, Japan Display, may need an outside investor to help finance its shift to OLED tech.
