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Following years of resistance and in order to bring its service in line with the Japanese equivalent of Europe’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) — Japan’s Mobile Software Competition Act (MSCA) — Apple has introduced a variety of changes to the way it runs its App Store. App distribution App Store payment options on the App Store Distribution on alternative app marketplaces Creation of an alternative app marketplace Prioritization of child safety with alternative payments on the App Store New business terms iOS capabilities Browser and search engine choice screens Default app controls Alternative web browser engines Side button access for voice-based Conversational apps Requests for additional interoperability. [...]Apple believes the MSCA does a significantly better job protecting consumers than what other regulators have done.

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Title
Apple changes App Store in Japan
Publication title
Computerworld.com; Framingham
Publication year
2025
Publication date
Dec 18, 2025
Section
Apple App Store, Government, Industry, Laws and Regulations, Markets, Mobile, Mobile Apps
Publisher
Foundry
Place of publication
Framingham
Country of publication
United States
Publication subject
Source type
Other Source
Language of publication
English
Document type
News
ProQuest document ID
3284987954
Document URL
https://www.proquest.com/other-sources/apple-changes-app-store-japan/docview/3284987954/se-2?accountid=208611
Copyright
Copyright Foundry 2025
Last updated
2025-12-20
Database
ProQuest One Academic