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Apple opens iPhone to alternative app stores in Japan

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18-12-2025 12:47 HKT
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FILE PHOTO: Apple Store staff greet customers at the Apple Store in Tokyo's Omotesando shopping district, Japan, September 21, 2018. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Apple Store staff greet customers at the Apple Store in Tokyo's Omotesando shopping district, Japan, September 21, 2018. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo
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