[Japan will ask Apple to allow third-party app stores] the Japanese government has decided to introduce new regulations on services operated by large IT companies, according to the Yomiuri Shimbun. Apple will have an obligation to allow other companies' services to be used in its app store, which is used to obtain smartphone apps. Google will be banned from "favouring its own services" in search results. The Japanese government will study the regulations and strive to submit the bill as early as next year.