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.
Apple Japans shares an awesome Apple Watch ad targeting active people
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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.
Apple to hold a one-day shopping event in Japan on January 2
Apple Japan announced on its website earlier this week that it will be holding a one-day shopping event in the country on Thursday, January 2.
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
Apple is under investigation for iPhone supply deals in Japan.
Watch this shot on iPhone ad featuring lavishly decorated trucks that are all the rage in Japan
Apple's shot on iPhone campaign has been running for a few years now, and continues unabated as the company on Friday published a new video to its official YouTube account that features Japan’s extravagantly decorated trucks, called “decotora.”
Check out the glass spiral staircase in Apple’s renovated Shibuya store in Japan
Apple is scheduled to reopen its third major store in Japan to feature modern styling alongside the iPhone XR release this Friday, and it's going to sport an elegant glass-clad spiral staircase.
