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The Japan News/Yomiuri
The Japan News/Yomiuri
Politics
The Yomiuri Shimbun

IT firms tussle with govt over app market rules

The Japanese government has drawn up a set of regulations targeting tech giants in Japan. The following is the first installment in a series examining the clash between the government and big tech companies amid global efforts to toughen tech rules.

n May 10, when government discussions on smartphone app marketplace regulations were reaching a critical juncture, Apple Inc. Vice President Kyle Andeer and other senior executives from the U.S. tech giant attended a Liberal Democratic Party policy hearing in Tokyo.

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