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Tourists In Japan Need To Stop Using Google Maps To Find Food (And What To Use Instead)

Sushi, ramen, udon, okonomiyaki, yakiniku, tonkatsu, yakitori ... are you hungry for Japanese food yet? There are almost 400 Michelin-starred restaurants in Japan, and the best meals are often found ...
The Verge

Google Maps starts explaining what foreign businesses actually are

If you’ve ever tried getting around when traveling in a country with an unfamiliar language, you might have had trouble figuring out what all the businesses around you are, even if you could read the ...
The Next Web

Google Maps Japan Gets A New Look

Google has refined Google Maps in Japan to show make navigation easier in the country, where most roads don’t have names. The new design seemingly brings the Japanese characters more to the forefront ...
Engadget

What we're using: Google Maps while lost in Japan

This month, Associate Editor Mariella Moon humblebrags about her vacation to Japan. But that's not what she's going to discuss. Hailing from a country where Google Maps is lacking in detail (and metro ...
9to5google

Indoor Live View in Google Maps comes to transit stations in Japan

In March, Google Maps AR navigation was updated to work inside complex buildings. After launching in some US malls, Google is expanding Indoor Live View to transit stations in Japan. Outdoors, Live ...
TechCrunch

Japanese Court Orders Google To Delete Critical Reviews From Google Maps

There’s troubling news in Japan today, after Google was told to delete two critical customer reviews from its Google Maps service. The Chiba District Court today issued a preliminary injunction ...