Apple opens up iOS in Japan in response to new regulations

Apple's changes in iOS 26.2 in Japan revolve around alternative app stores, payments outside the App Store and browser choice ...
Indiatimes

Why Japan's browser rules may prove tougher for Apple than EU's Digital Markets Act

Japanese regulators have mandated Apple to allow third-party browser engines on iOS by December 2025, aiming to foster browser competition. Unlike the EU's approach, Japan's guidelines explicitly ...
Techzim

Japan Could Finally Force Apple to Allow Real Browsers like Chrome on iPhones

The Europeans started something great, and the rest of the world is picking up on it. Apple had long engaged in anti-competitive and downright bullying tactics, and they got away with it for years ...
CoinTelegraph

Brave Partners With K-Pop’s BTS to Release Browser Exclusive to Japan

Brave is collaborating with a Japanese e-sports team and Korean pop idol group to offer a limited release version of its browser in Japan. Cryptocurrency-powered web browser Brave is partnering with ...
The Next Web

Google’s mobile revenue under threat in Japan as Yahoo Japan launches an Android browser

Android’s Droid browser may be the world’s most popular mobile browser, thanks to the phenomenal rise of the Google-owned operating system, but it has a just got a very worthy competitor in Japan’s ...
CoinTelegraph

Decentralized Brave Browser Tops Chrome in Google Play Rankings in Japan

Blockchain-based web browser Brave has beat out major rival browsers like Chrome, Firefox and Opera in the Japanese Google Play rankings. The popularity of the decentralized blockchain-enabled web ...
Business Wire

Asgent Partners with LayerX to Transform Browser Security Landscape in Japan

TEL AVIV, Israel & TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Asgent, a leading provider of advanced network security solutions, announces its strategic partnership with LayerX, the leading Enterprise Browser Extension.