Apps And Platforms

Yes — several Japanese rail apps run fully in English, and setting one up takes about five minutes. Install the English edition, switch the interface language, search a station pair, and the app shows departure times, platform numbers, transfers and fares in a format you can read before you walk to the platform. This guide … Read more

Japan’s main privacy law is the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI, Act No. 57 of 2003), enforced by the Personal Information Protection Commission. How Japanese privacy law affects apps is straightforward in outline: tell people what you collect and why, ask permission in the situations that require it, keep it secure, and … Read more