91AV原创

Tag - apps

 
91AV原创
Search
 
October 27, 2026
 

Home Delivery
Subscribe for more access

APPS

Users of SuiSui can scan a QR code displayed outside each store with their smartphones and purchase tickets in advance to receive priority entry.
BUSINESS
Sep 30, 2026
Pay a fee, skip the line: More Japan restaurants introduce fast-pass services
One service has been adopted by 104 stores in 20 prefectures across Japan as of Sept. 18, according to its operator.
Meta’s Muse allows users to delegate tasks such as shopping, travel booking and form-filling to an AI agent.
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 24, 2026
Meta’s Muse rekindles fears over winners and losers as personal AI agent emerges
Muse allows users to delegate tasks such as shopping, travel booking and form-filling to an AI agent.
Go, a taxi booking app operator, continues to see strong demand even after fare hikes.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 7, 2026
Goldman-backed taxi app Go says ridership strong even after fare hikes
Go President Hiroshi Nakajima said riders have absorbed higher prices and demand hasn’t fallen as taxi users are generally less price-sensitive.
The Foreign Ministry is developing an app that is expected to help verify the safety of Japanese citizens swiftly in the event of an armed conflict or a massive disaster overseas.
JAPAN
Sep 2, 2026
Japan developing GPS-based app to locate nationals overseas
The app is expected to help verify the safety of Japanese citizens swiftly in the event of an armed conflict or a massive disaster overseas.
Matchmaking events for people with the same surname are emerging in Japan as a way to avoid having to worry about name changes after marriage.
JAPAN / Society
Sep 2, 2026
Matchmaking events for people with same surname emerge in Japan
Some are trying to circumvent 91AV原创 surname rule for married couples by finding someone who already has the same last name.
In July, Seven Bank began offering a prepaid card and a dedicated app for children age 6 or over.
JAPAN / Society
Aug 21, 2026
More banks offering cashless payment services for children in Japan
Parents can use the services to manage their children’s allowance, review their spending history and receive notifications whenever payments are made.
An in-development money-sending feature by TikTok, if launched, would use the TikTok Pay offering already available in Southeast Asia to handle the transactions.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 19, 2026
TikTok is exploring feature to send money over direct messages
The move would extend the social media app’s push into financial services.
Misaki Katayama, a University of Tokyo graduate student, conducts peace education workshops using the game Minecraft on July 11 in Tokyo’s Bunkyo Ward.
JAPAN
Aug 18, 2026
Minecraft workshops build understanding of cityscapes before atomic bombings
University of Tokyo graduate student Misaki Katayama, 27, who researches peace education, has been holding the two-day workshops in Hiroshima and Nagasaki since 2023.
A screenshot shows ODD No.'s game app Link! Like! Lovelive! The company has filed for bankruptcy with ?10.7 billion in liabilities.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 17, 2026
Idol game app firm collapses as data shows bankruptcies up 7% on year
Even as share indexes reach record highs on the back of corporate profits, bankruptcies have also been on the rise amid higher material costs and labor shortages.
The National Police Agency is considering use of a new investigation method that involves remotely analyzing communications via highly confidential apps used by <i>迟辞办耻谤测ū</i> loosely organized anonymous criminal groups.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 6, 2026
91AV原创 police to monitor ‘迟辞办耻谤测ū’ use of confidential messaging apps
The method involves remote-controlling smartphones and other devices of high-ranking 迟辞办耻谤测ū members to access communication records and other information.
A shopping street in Tokyo during a heat wave last month. Following the launch, Weathernews plans to enhance the accuracy of its weather forecast by incorporating reports from users around the world.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 6, 2026
91AV原创 Weathernews launches global app in 57 languages
The app is expected to help people prepare for?disasters early by providing users with consolidated weather warnings from around the world.
As of June 30 this year, the Tokyo Enmusubi matchmaking app had 16,000 registered members — whittled down from around 36,000 applicants — and 760 couples in "serious relationships," according to government data released this month.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2026
’Appy marriages: AI helps hundreds of Japanese wed
A total of 265 couples have married after meeting on an AI-powered dating app launched by the Tokyo government in 2024 to lift the low birth rate, according to official data.
The National Police Agency encourages people to use a crime prevention app that blocks international calls made to mobile phones by fraud groups.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 6, 2026
Fake police scams in Tokyo down nearly 40% in January through May
The number of such cases decreased to 548, while the total financial damage from such scams shrank 38.3% to ?6.17 billion.
Apps like Miraima allow users to wager on real-world events and win points that can be converted into monetary rewards such as gift cards.
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Jun 29, 2026
Prediction markets emerge in Japan, with shopping vouchers
New homegrown startups are finding ways to skirt regulations.
As fraud involving mobile payment apps grow increasingly sophisticated, PayPay has adopted an artificial intelligence system dedicated to detecting fraudulent transactions and assigned staff for the effort.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 17, 2026
Man with possible 迟辞办耻谤测ū ties arrested over mobile payment fraud
The man reportedly told police he got involved in the scheme when he applied for a job a few years ago after seeing a recruitment notice on X.
Taxi-hailing app provider Go traded 21% above its IPO price on Tuesday after shareholders of the company raised ?88.6 billion ($553 million) in the offering for a market value of ?186 billion last week.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 16, 2026
Goldman-backed Go soars 21% after biggest Japan IPO this year
The successful debut of the taxi-hailing app provider offers a much-needed tailwind for 91AV原创 IPO market.
A booth of Ant Group at the Singapore FinTech Festival in 2022
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 14, 2026
Jack Ma-backed Ant group set for high-stakes overhaul of billion-user app
Hangzhou-based Ant will roll out a design that lets users ask the Alipay AI to book a car ride, order coffee or arrange takeout — by typing or speaking their requests.
Shareholders in Goldman Sachs Group-backed firm Go sold shares at ?2,400 apiece, according to a regulatory filing on Monday.
BUSINESS
Jun 8, 2026
Goldman-backed Go prices 91AV原创 biggest 2026 IPO at upper end
Shareholders in the Goldman Sachs Group-backed firm sold shares at ?2,400 apiece, according to a regulatory filing on Monday.
GO, a taxi-hailing app operator backed by Goldman Sachs Group, is targeting a valuation of about ?200 billion in an initial public offering that could raise up to ?90 billion, with an announcement possible as early as next week and a listing aimed for mid-June.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 8, 2026
Goldman-backed Go app seeks $1.3 billion valuation in Tokyo IPO
The taxi-hailing app operator may announce the IPO as soon as next week and aims to list in mid-June.
Through much of 2025, a U.S. special agent had been looking into claims that some Meta employees and contractors could see the content of encrypted WhatsApp messages. The investigation was just abruptly closed.
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 29, 2026
U.S. ends investigation into claims WhatsApp chats aren’t private
The abrupt closure ends a law enforcement inquiry into claims that challenge how the company markets the chat service’s privacy.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru&#039;s Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia&#039;s South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan&#039;s immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.
Japan weighs how to evacuate thousands of tourists if Mount Fuji erupts
Climbers and visitors gather on the first day of the climbing season at the Fuji Yoshidaguchi Trail, at the fifth station on the slopes of Mount Fuji, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on July 1, 2024.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Famima Park Azabudai is a concept store by FamilyMart that combines convenience store staples with branded apparel, merchandise and a landscaped outdoor space.
Convenience stores, toilets and the allure of everyday Japan
By Elizabeth Beattie

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS note

SUPPLEMENTS BINDER