When you're traveling in a new place, it's always best to have a local show you around. What's even better? If that local is a dog. Thanks to Google's Street View, it looks like we can now see just ...

Google has refined Google Maps in Japan to show make navigation easier in the country, where most roads don’t have names. The new design seemingly brings the Japanese characters more to the forefront ...

This month, Associate Editor Mariella Moon humblebrags about her vacation to Japan. But that's not what she's going to discuss. Hailing from a country where Google Maps is lacking in detail (and metro ...

If you’ve ever tried getting around when traveling in a country with an unfamiliar language, you might have had trouble figuring out what all the businesses around you are, even if you could read the ...

In March, Google Maps AR navigation was updated to work inside complex buildings. After launching in some US malls, Google is expanding Indoor Live View to transit stations in Japan. Outdoors, Live ...

A dog in Japan earned his 15 minutes of fame when he was captured on Google Street View fearlessly chasing the tech company’s Street View car down the road. The canine, from the district of Kumage in ...

There’s troubling news in Japan today, after Google was told to delete two critical customer reviews from its Google Maps service. The Chiba District Court today issued a preliminary injunction ...

If you've ever wanted to explore Japan as a cat, there's a map for that. The tourism board of Hiroshima recently created a site with street views from a cat's perspective. It's the first of its kind.

This month, Associate Editor Mariella Moon humblebrags about her vacation to Japan. But that's not what she's going to discuss. Hailing from a country where Google Maps is lacking in detail (and metro ...