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Japan (Japanese: 日本国, Nippon-koku) is an island country in East Asia. The capital and largest city is Tokyo. Japan is home to many consumer electronics companies.

Statistics[]

The land area of Japan is 364,485 km2. As of 2020, the population is estimated to be 125,507,472, making it the 11th most populous country in the world.[1]

Apple in Japan[]

How_Apple_Dominated_Japan

How Apple Dominated Japan

The first Japanese company to collaborate with Apple Computer is Alps Electric, which assembled Disk II drives for for the Apple II series in 1982.[2] In 1983, Apple began working with Sony to adopt their new 3.5-inch floppy disk format for the first Macintosh.[3] The release of KanjiTalk in May 1986 helped the Macintosh Plus expand its market presence in Japan.[4] Sony also collaborated with Apple in the manufacture of the PowerBook 100, which was released in October 1991.[5]

In December 1994 in Tokyo, Apple and Japanese toy manufacturer Bandai jointly announced the Pippin platform, using a modified version of classic Mac OS.[6] When released in 1996, the Pippin consoles were a major failure that financially impacted both companies.[7] Co-founder Steve Jobs would be back at Apple by the end of the year.[8]

Apple Ginza COVID-19 sign 2020-06-07

A sign outside the Apple Store in Ginza displays health and safety requirements regarding COVID-19.

Retail Stores in Japan[]

Apple Ginza is the first Apple retail store in Japan (and outside the United States), which was opened on November 30, 2003 within the Ginza shopping district of Tokyo.[9] Apple's largest store in Japan was opened on September 7, 2019 in the Marunouchi business district of Tokyo.[10] In early 2020, all 10 stores in Japan were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 2 locations reopened on May 27th.[11] The remaining 8 stores reopened on June 3rd with new health and safety guidelines.[12]

References[]

  1. ↑ Japan. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved on May 20, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Apple and Apple II History", The Apple II Guide, Cupertino, CA, Apple Computer, Inc., Fall 1990: 9-16.
  3. ↑ Quick, Hide In This Closet! by Andy Hertzfeld, Folklore. 1983-08.
  4. ↑ Dave Kleinberg RIP by Ken Krugler, Ken's Techno Tidbits. 2012-04-11.
  5. ↑ "New Macs headline in Vegas", MacWEEK, October 22, 1990, p. 2. 
  6. ↑ Bandai Pippin FAQ, The Mac Geek. Accessed 2017-04-10.
  7. ↑ Apple made a game console back in 1996, and it was terrible by Antonio Villas-Boas, Business Insider. 2017-06-30.
  8. ↑ Apple Computer, Inc. agrees to acquire NeXT Software Inc., Next Software. 1996-12-20. Archived 1997-04-12.
  9. ↑ Apple’s First Retail Store in Japan Opens in Tokyo This Sunday, Apple Computer. 2003-11-27.
  10. ↑ Apple’s largest store in Japan opens Saturday in Tokyo, Apple Inc. 2019-09-04.
  11. ↑ Apple to Start Reopening Stores in Japan This Week by Tim Hardwick, MacRumors. 2020-05-25.
  12. ↑ Apple Store入店時に聞かれる、健康に関する質問内容 (Japanese) by たってぃんさん, ゴリミー. 2020-06-07.

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