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‘Money Today or Blood Tomorrow’ – EU Finds €90B for Kyiv, Still Stuck on Frozen-Asset Plan
19 Dec 2025 05:06 GMT
… 3 a.m. Friday Brussels time. Before those marathon … of the EU’s 27members. Representatives from the European Union gathered … Other Ukrainian allies, such as Japan, hold smaller amounts. Unnamed …
“In view of the European Union authorities’ ongoing attempts to …
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Apple Cracks Open Japan’s iPhone Fortress Under Antitrust Fire
19 Dec 2025 07:02 GMT
… a significant concession to Tokyo’s regulatory push against … EU, similar DMA rules forced Safari alternatives and sideloading since March. Japan … offer apps to Japanese users on Japanese App Store accounts, … . One post from a Tokyo-based studio noted, ‘Finally …
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Japan eyes bigger role in central Asia with first leaders’ summit
19 Dec 2025 03:36 GMT
… the past year, the EU held its first Central … from Ms Takaichi suggesting Japan could intervene militarily … governments.
That leaves Tokyo looking to broaden international … Tokyo for meetings with Emperor Naruhito and Ms Takaichi. BLOOMBERG
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Epic’s Sweeney Torpedoes Fortnite iOS Return in Japan Over Apple’s 21% Fees
19 Dec 2025 07:02 GMT
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Japan’s Regulatory Pushback
Japan’s intervention stems … noted Apple’s Japan rules mirror EU Digital Markets Act … sans Apple concessions. Japan’s episode tests this … viable economics.
Denfaminicogamer covered Japanese reactions, translating Mr. Sweeney …
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Morning Bid: Japan's savers get to party like it's 1999
19 Dec 2025 05:41 GMT
… ;s taken 30 years, but Japanese savers can finally get 0 … at once. The Bank of Japan did what everyone expected, because … Kocher, Lane and Cipollone
- EU flash consumer confidence; German GfK …
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Following sweeping App Store changes, AltStore PAL launches in Japan
19 Dec 2025 03:17 GMT
… now distribute their apps to Japanese users through alternative app … AltStore PAL now available in Japan
A few hours after Apple … on its new rules for Japan, AltStore confirmed on Mastodon … using Safari, signed into an EU or Japanese App Store account, and …
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Epic Games CEO slams Japanese App Store 'junk fees' following App Store tweaks
19 Dec 2025 02:01 GMT
… stores and payment processors to Japanese iPhones. But if you thought … brings Japanese iPhones closer to the way iPhones function in the European Union … not return to iOS in Japan in 2025 as promised because …
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Apple Expands Third-Party Payments and App Stores in Japan Under New Law
19 Dec 2025 01:07 GMT
… a direct response to new Japanese regulations.
The company is … Apple made earlier in the European Union.
New Rules Come with … says it worked with Japanese regulators on an authorization … changing for iPhone users in Japan?Japanese iPhone users will soon …
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Will Japan's new smartphone law help lower prices for apps and in-app items?
19 Dec 2025 00:24 GMT
… (Mainichi/Daiki Takikawa)
TOKYO -- Japan';s new law regulating … , brand recognition and Japan';s relatively small user … yield substantial benefits for Japanese firms.
Concerns over dangerous … spread. In the European Union, where similar regulations are in …
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Central Asian nations to wrap up the year with summit in Japan
18 Dec 2025 22:57 GMT
… global power — China, the European Union, Russia and the United States … of trade relations. The Japanese summit will be no … the Central Asian countries and Japan, an important partner, … cooperation,” the Japanese statement notes.
The EU and US during …