Apple's App Store policies may be violating Japanese antitrust law, according to a new report from the Japan Fair Trade Commission (FTC) that was shared by Nikkei. Japanese regulators do not believe ...

Imagine it’s possible to balance regulatory desires to limit Apple’s market power with the welfare of the company’s existing customer base. Imagine a regulatory environment characterized by mutual ...

Apple is under fire in Japan today after a group of the nation’s top publishers have claimed that Apple is approving apps for sale on the App Store when they violate the copyrights of many famous ...

Apple announced it will allow alternative app stores in Japan and will permit developers to process payments for digital goods and services outside of its own in-app purchase system in iOS. The iPhone ...

Japan is readying new regulatory measures to force Apple to enable alternative app stores’ presence on iOS, and to require both Apple and Google to allow alternate billing systems on their platforms.

A recent law passed by the Japanese government will soon require Apple to open its App Store to third-party marketplaces, a.k.a. alternative app stores. The law is similar to the European Union's ...

Japan plans to increase a penalty for monopolistic practices by tech companies to 20% or more of their applicable sales nationwide, more than triple the percentage under current antitrust law, reports ...

Apple and Google required to allow third-party app stores, alternative billing, and linkouts in Japan. Platforms also cannot give preferential treatment to their own apps and services, and must ...