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With detailed imagery of military bases, nuclear plants, border posts and more easily accessible to Open Source Intelligence, how dangerous is this for national security?
Take a virtual deep dive into Tokyo’s secret mansions, tucked-away green spaces, and elite neighborhoods—all revealed through the lens of Google Earth. What you’ll see from above may surprise you!
Some Google Pixel phones are getting banned in Japan: Here’s why A Japanese court has ruled that Google’s Pixel 7 series violates a patent owned by Korean company Pantech.
Like Google Maps, Google Earth is marking its 20th birthday this year. Other first-party milestones (10 years) in 2025 include Google Photos, Fi Wireless, and YouTube Music. Google Earth was the ...
Google rolls out Street View time travel to celebrate 20 years of Google Earth Google Earth wowed everyone 20 years ago, and it's still pretty cool.
Google Maps captured a bizarre scene in Musashino, Tokyo, featuring eight individuals in pigeon masks. These "pigeon people" were writers from a Japan ...
Japan’s anti-monopoly watchdog accuses Google of violations in smartphones Tuesday’s move marks the first time the Japan Fair Trade Commission has taken such an action against a major global ...
TOKYO -- The Japan Fair Trade Commission on Tuesday issued a cease and desist order to Google to halt its monopolistic practice of demanding that manufacturers give preferential treatment to its ...
Japan’s antitrust regulator instructed Alphabet’s Google to stop what it said are anticompetitive practices involving mobile search services, its first order against a U.S. technology giant.
Google is improperly forcing phone makers to prioritize its apps and services on their devices in exchange for allowing them to put the app store on phones sold in Japan, the regulator said.
Get a comprehensive overview of Google Maps symbols and icons, their meanings, and how to use them effectively in this ultimate guide for beginners.