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Re:A Year of Google and Apple Maps by Steko on Saturday May 27, 2017 @04:25PM (#14431789)
The At a Distance blog has extensively covered Apple Maps' deficiencies (and progress) in Japan where Yahoo maps is the best option.

https://atadistance.net

Re:A Year of Google and Apple Maps by nihonde on Sunday May 28, 2017 @11:43AM (#14434787)
It may seem strange but Yahoo is indeed the best maps app in Japan. Yahoo (Japan) also makes the best transit app here.

People give Google Maps a lot of credit but I find it really hard to use as a means for keeping track of places I like, or for discovering new places. For example, if I want to label a custom pin, I have to grant Google some sweeping permissions to use my web and mobile activity data. I couldn't grant that permission if I wanted to, as it's turned off somewhere in the bowels of my G Suite domain management settings.

Re:A Year of Google and Apple Maps by kanjobb on Monday May 29, 2017 @12:48AM (#14437458)
Indeed. Yahoo Japan Maps is the best maps and transit solution in Japan and it just got even better: https://atadistance.net/2017/05/02/yahoo-japan-map-v5-review...