Comment on Japan law opening phone app stores to go into effectComments−ChrisArchitect8moSome background:Japan to open up Apple and Google app stores to competition (2023)https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36368735Japan enacts law to promote competition in smartphone app stores (2024)https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40662176iOS 26.2 to allow third-party app stores in Japan ahead of regulatory deadline (Nov 2025)https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45822302
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Japan to open up Apple and Google app stores to competition (2023)
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36368735
Japan enacts law to promote competition in smartphone app stores (2024)
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40662176
iOS 26.2 to allow third-party app stores in Japan ahead of regulatory deadline (Nov 2025)
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45822302