• • No.1821: 2026/08/26 Released compiled results of the Survey on the Usage Status of Apple’s and Google’s New Terms (Following Implementation of the MSCA) conducted jointly by eight organizations
  • No.1820: 2026/08/26 MCF opinions on Apple’s and Google’s new terms for alternative app stores
  • No.1819: 2026/08/24 The top prize of the 2nd SPAJAM 2026 preliminary goes to Singularity, who developed ExTrip!
  • No.1818: 2026/08/20 [Held next week on August 27!] Seminar: Implementation Status of the Mobile Software Competition Act (MSCA)
  • No.1817: 2026/08/13 [August 21] Hosted by ODBC: Pathways to Open and Free Mobile Markets
  • No.1816: 2026/08/12 Seminar: Implementation Status of the Mobile Software Competition Act (MSCA)
  • No.1815: 2026/08/10 The top prize of the 1st SPAJAM 2026 preliminary goes to Guta Labo, who developed WAKU WAKU WORKOUT!
  • No.1814: 2026/08/07 [Response Deadline: Today] Survey on the Usage Status of Apple’s and Google’s New Terms (Following Implementation of the MSCA)
  • No.1813: 2026/07/31 The market size of mobile content-related business in 2025 was 11 trillion 621.7 billion yen.
  • No.1812: 2026/07/24 [Survey Period Extension Notice] Usage Status of Apple’s and Google’s New Terms (Following Implementation of the MSCA)
  • No.1811: 2026/07/16 [Reminder: Deadline on 23rd] Request for Participation in a Survey on Apple’s and Google’s New Terms (Following Implementation of the MSCA)
  • No.1810: 2026/07/02 Request for Participation in a Survey on Apple’s and Google’s New Terms (Following Implementation of the MSCA)
  • No.1809: 2026/06/22 [Event Sponsored by South Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism] Information on U-KNOCK 2026 in Japan Summit
  • No.1808: 2026/06/17 [June 25 Event] Helping Japanese Developers Expand Overseas: Google Play Accelerator Japan Information Seminar
  • No.1807: 2026/06/16 Members Only [Held Next Week (23rd)] Dark Patterns in Digital Services (3rd MCF & Prighter Joint Seminar)
  • No.1806: 2026/06/04 [Starts Next Week (June 11)] Legal Knowledge on Mobile Content Businesses, the Smartphone Law in Depth, and AI Applications and Examples — Mobile Content Business Legal Matters and Intellectual Property Course 2026
  • No.1805: 2026/05/26 FY2026 Launch of Smartphone Law Information Desk
  • No.1804: 2026/05/25 Dark Patterns in Digital Services (3rd MCF & Prighter Joint Seminar)
  • No.1803: 2026/05/14 [Starts June 11] Legal Knowledge on Mobile Content Businesses, the Smartphone Law in Depth, and AI Applications and Examples — Mobile Content Business Legal Matters and Intellectual Property Course 2026
  • No.1802: 2026/05/07 [Subcommittee Meeting on Mobile Intellectual Property and Copyright Laws] Summary of Opinions on the Proposal to Revise the JASRAC Subscription Rules
  • No.1801: 2026/04/30 [Starts June 11] Mobile Content Business Legal Matters and Intellectual Property Course 2026: Legal Knowledge on Mobile Content Businesses, the Smartphone Law in Depth, and AI Applications and Examples
  • No.1800: 2026/04/17 [Held Next Week (24th)] MCF & JSSEC Joint Seminar: Requirements and Compliance for the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) Covering Smartphone Apps
  • No.1799: 2026/04/17 SPAJAM 2026 has been announced! The finals will be held at a spa resort, and the preliminary rounds will be held in person and online!
  • No.1798: 2026/04/08 [April 24 Event] MCF & JSSEC Joint Seminar: Requirements and Compliance for the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) Covering Smartphone Apps
  • No.1797: 2026/03/19 [March 26 Event (Next Week)] Global Regulations on Youth Protection (2nd MCF & Prighter Joint Seminar)
  • No.1796: 2026/03/04 [March 17] Information on the Event Organized by the MSCA Consultation Desk: MSCA Seminar
  • No.1795: 2026/03/02 [March 26 Event] Global Regulations on Youth Protection (2nd MCF & Prighter Joint Seminar)
  • No.1794: 2026/02/26 March 6 Event] Information on the Briefing Session on the MSCA (Mobile Software Competition Act) Enforcement Status and Compliance Report, hosted by ODBC
  • No.1793: 2026/02/24 The Educational Hackathon “SPAJAM Dojo 2025” was held! This event equips participants with the essential know-how and skills for team development through practical exercises.
  • No.1792: 2026/02/05 [Urgent Joint Statement] Full Implementation of the Mobile Software Competition Act (MSCA) and Calls for International Equal Footing and a Truly Free and Fair Market
  • No.1791: 2026/01/29 MCF Opinions on Apple’s and Google’s New Terms of Service for App Distribution
  • No.1790: 2026/01/26 [Questionnaire Request] Topics you would like to see covered in the course (2026 Mobile Content Business Legal Matters and Intellectual Property Course)
  • No.1789: 2026/01/09 [January 22 Event] Seminar Organized by the MSCA Consultation Desk: On the Full Enforcement of the MSCA
  • No.1788: 2026/01/07 [January 23 Event] Ministerial Evaluation under the Digital Platform Transaction Transparency Act and the Latest Terms of Apple and Google
  • No.1787: 2025/12/22 [Japan Fair Trade Commission] Regarding Requests to Designated Providers Concerning the Use of OS Features
  • No.1786: 2025/12/19 Reminder of the Regular Updates for Member IDs and Passwords for the Website
  • No.1785: 2025/12/15 [Held next week on the 22nd!] Personal Information Protection Law and GDPR: Latest Developments and Key Practical Considerations (1st session, joint MCF & Prighter seminar)
  • No.1784: 2025/12/09 The SPAJAM 2025 finals have been held! The top prize goes to Tanigawa Konoe Kishidan, who developed Senshuraku!
  • No.1783: 2025/12/05 [Held on the 12th next week!] MCF Invitation-Only Seminar: “Competition Law and Intellectual Property Issues Related to the MSCA”
  • No.1782: 2025/11/27 [12/12 Event] MCF Seminar: “Competition Law and Intellectual Property Issues Related to the MSCA”
  • No.1781: 2025/11/26 Personal Information Protection Law and GDPR: Latest Developments and Key Practical Considerations (1st session, joint MCF & Prighter seminar)
  • No.1780: 2025/11/21 [Submission of Opinions] Submitted opinions on the regarding the “Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry’s evaluations (draft) of specific digital platforms under the Transparency Act”
  • No.1779: 2025/11/19 [Held next week on the 26th!] Information on the MCF employee general meeting and the commemoration party
  • No.1778: 2025/11/13 Information on the MCF employee general meeting and commemoration party
  • No.1777: 2025/11/10 Information on the MCF & SPAJAM commemorative golf competition
  • No.1776: 2025/10/31 [Held next week on November 6 and 7!] Notice of MCF & Japan Association for Financial APIs Joint Seminar and MCF Members Seminar
  • No.1775: 2025/10/29 Notice on the Appeal for Public Comments on the Evaluation (Draft) by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
  • No.1774: 2025/10/23 MCF & Japan Association for Financial APIs Joint Seminar “Mobile Software Competition Act (MSCA)”
  • No.1773: 2025/10/22 [Held November 7] MCF Seminar “Coming into Effect January 2026! Changeover from the Subcontract Act to the Payment Delay
  • No.1772: 2025/10/17 MCF1772 MCF & Prighter Joint Seminar on Data Compliance
  • No.1771: 2025/10/14 The top prize of the 6th SPAJAM 2025 preliminary goes to Team Gatagata, who developed fuwawan!
  • No.1770: 2025/10/02 [Held on the 8th next week!] Smartphone Law OS Open Platform Seminar: How Can Businesses Expand Through Open Operating Systems?
  • No.1769: 2025/10/01 The Mobile Software Competition Act (MSCA) Consultation Desk has been established.
  • No.1768: 2025/10/01 The top prize of the 5th SPAJAM 2025 preliminary goes to ASO×KANSHO ConnecTech, who developed Mihyoka Reviewers!
  • No.1755: 2025/09/16 The top prize of the 4th SPAJAM 2025 preliminary goes to Tanigawa Konoe Kishidan, who developed NEO Sado!
  • No.1754: 2025/09/12 [Held Next Week (19th)!] New Smartphone Law Expands the Future of App Payments
  • No.1753: 2025/09/03 [September 19 MCF Seminar] New Smartphone Law Expands the Future of App Payments
  • No.1752: 2025/09/02 [September 17 Event] Information on the Seminar on Changes to Regulations, Overseas Trends, and Legal Systems That App Operations Should Be Aware of
  • No.1751: 2025/09/01 The top prize of the 3rd SPAJAM 2025 preliminary goes to Tomodachi, who developed Flow!
  • No.1750: 2025/08/18 The top prize of the 2nd SPAJAM 2025 preliminary goes to Volare Tokyo, the developers of Gilarm!
  • No.1749: 2025/08/05 [Submission of Opinions] Submitted opinions on the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications draft report on ICT service usage environment development
  • No.1748: 2025/08/04 [8/20 Event] Information on the Explanatory Seminar on Guidelines for the Smartphone Software Competition Promotion Bill
  • No.1747: 2025/08/04 The top prize of the 1st SPAJAM 2025 preliminary goes to Ehh Pii Ai, who developed GalaxyPinball!
  • No.1746: 2025/07/31 The market size of mobile content-related business in 2024 was 10 trillion 480.3 billion yen.
  • No.1745: 2025/07/29 Subordinate regulations under the Smartphone Software Competition Promotion Act announced
  • No.1744: 2025/07/10 Joint statement on complaints regarding online game advertising
  • No.1743: 2025/07/07 [Working Group Event] Summary of opinions on the draft report of the Study Group on ICT Service Usage Environment Development
  • No.1742: 2025/07/02 Information on applications for Hong Kong’s Asia Smart Innovation Awards 2025 and the finalization of the program for the 4th MCF Intellectual Property Course
  • No.1741: 2025/06/27 [Audience URL] DPF Monitoring Meeting on Transparency and Fairness
  • No.1740: 2025/06/19 Applications are now being accepted for the SPAJAM 2025 preliminaries! The finals will be held at a hot spring resort, and the top prize is a tour of Silicon Valley!
  • No.1739: 2025/06/16 [Submission of Opinions] Submitted opinions regarding the “Appeal for Public Comments on Subordinate Regulations Under the New Smartphone Law” from the Fair Trade Commission and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
  • No.1738: 2025/06/05 Information on UK Gaming Company Networking and BitSummit
  • No.1737: 2025/05/27 [Ongoing since June 3!] Mobile Content Business Legal Matters and Intellectual Property Course 2025
  • No.1736: 2025/05/16 [5/27 Event] (Start of Public Comments) Information on the Seminar on Guidelines for the Smartphone Software Competition Promotion Bill
  • No.1735: 2025/05/14 Report on the September 2025 extraordinary employee meeting
  • No.1734: 2025/05/07 [May 13] Information on the MCF extraordinary employee meeting and social event
  • No.1733: 2025/05/01 [5/27 Event] Information on the Seminar on Guidelines for the Smartphone Software Competition Promotion Bill
  • No.1732: 2025/04/24 [Starts June 3] Mobile Content Business Legal Matters and Intellectual Property Course 2025
  • No.1731: 2025/04/18 Information on the MCF extraordinary employee meeting and social event
  • No.1730: 2025/04/18 SPAJAM 2025 has been announced! The finals will be held at a spa resort, and the preliminary rounds will be held in person and online!
  • No.1729: 2025/03/14 [3/25 Event] Information on the DPCD Seminar: Introducing Google’s Mobile Ecosystem Vision and DPCD Activities
  • No.1728: 2025/03/13 Seeking Sponsors for Members-Only Research Projects
  • No.1727: 2025/02/17 [February 28 Event] Information on the “Implementation of the Transparency Act: Focusing on the Content of Ministry Evaluations” DPCD Seminar
  • No.1726: 2025/01/21 [Submission of Opinions] Submitted opinions regarding the “Evaluation (Draft) on Transparency and Impartiality on Specific Digital Platforms”
  • No.1725: 2025/01/20 [January 31 Event] Information on the 1st Global Forum on Digital Competition: Regulation and International Cooperation
  • No.1724: 2024/12/20 Information on the MCF New Year’s holiday
  • No.1724: 2024/12/20 Information on the MCF New Year’s holiday
  • No.1723: 2024/12/05 UnlockingJapan’sDigitalPotential [Information on a Google/Qualcomm-Sponsored Event] Unlocking Japan’s Digital Potential
  • No.1722: 2024/12/02 Report for the September 2024 regular employee general meeting
  • No.1721: 2024/11/27 [November 29] Information on the MCF general meeting commemoration party
  • No.1720: 2024/11/18 The SPAJAM 2024 Finals have been held! The top prize goes to Soraefu, who developed ATTENTION POLICE!
  • No.1719: 2024/11/13 Information on the MCF employee general meeting and commemoration party
  • No.1718: 2024/11/12 [Event Information] Meeting to exchange opinions on the “Three Year Review of the Personal Information Protection Law” with the secretariat of the Personal Information Protection Committee
  • No.1717: 2024/11/11 [Submission of Opinions] We have submitted opinions on the draft report of the working group on user information.
  • No.1716: 2024/11/05 The Educational Hackathon “SPAJAM Dojo 2024” was held!
  • No.1715: 2024/10/29 [Participation Report] Fair Trade Commission, 2nd Review Meeting on the Promotion of Competition Related to Specified Smartphone Software
  • No.1714: 2024/10/21 The top prize of the 6th SPAJAM 2024 preliminary goes to HOKUTOLY, who developed KAKELL!
  • No.1713: 2024/10/07 The top prize of the 5th SPAJAM 2024 preliminary goes to Mitarashi TECH, the developers of PIKA PICK!
  • No.1712: 2024/09/25 [Notice: Attendance URL] Apple (App Store) Hearing Meeting from 10:00am on Friday, September 27
  • No.1711: 2024/09/17 The top prize of the 4th SPAJAM 2024 preliminary goes to Matroid Cafe, who developed MoT: Hitachi o Kuyou Shite!
  • No.1710: 2024/09/13 [Deadline Extended] Request for information submissions regarding the smartphone software competition promotion bill
  • No.1709: 2024/09/09 [Working Group Event] Evaluation and discussion of issues concerning the review of the Personal Information Protection Law every three years
  • No.1708: 2024/09/09 The top prize of the 3rd SPAJAM 2024 preliminary goes to Moon, who developed Kubinekko!
  • No.1707: 2024/08/29 [Deadline: September 8] Request for information submissions regarding the smartphone software competition promotion bill
  • No.1706: 2024/08/26 The top prize of the 2nd SPAJAM 2024 preliminary goes to Chika Yonkai Kara Megusuri, who developed Say Ale!
  • No.1705: 2024/08/26  [Tomorrow (27th)] Google’s AI Vision and Policy Challenges for Progress
  • No.1704: 2024/08/13 The top prize of the 1st SPAJAM 2024 preliminary goes to Team Nabetaro, who developed Atsuiyo Alert!
  • No.1703: 2024/08/05 Notice on the request for information submissions regarding the smartphone software competition promotion bill
    
  • No.1702: 2024/08/01 The market size of mobile content-related business in 2023 was 9 trillion 586.6 billion yen.
  • No.1701: 2024/07/25 [July 30 Event!] Cybersecurity Training Workshop hosted by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
  • No.1700: 2024/07/23 Information on the Seminar on the Guidebook for the Utilization of Generative AI for Content Creation
  • No.1699: 2024/07/22 Joint seminar for members of three organizations: Information Session on the Revised Version of the Blockchain Game Guidelines
  • No.1698: 2024/07/12 [Ongoing since July 16!] Mobile Content Business Legal Matters and Intellectual Property Course 2024
  • No.1697: 2024/07/10 The guidelines for blockchain games have been revised.
  • No.1696: 2024/07/04 [July 24] DPCD Seminar: Significance and Impact of the Smartphone Software Competition Promotion Bill
  • No.1695: 2024/06/25 [Free for MCF members] Information on the Mobile Content Business Intellectual Property and Legal Matters Course 2024
  • No.1694: 2024/06/20 Applications are now being accepted for the SPAJAM 2024 preliminaries! The finals will be held at a hot spring resort, and the top prize is a tour of Silicon Valley!
  • No.1693: 2024/06/18 [July 4 Event] Seminar on Trends and Measures to Protect Privacy in Japan, the United States and Europe on Mobile Platforms
  • No.1692: 2024/06/13 [June 26 Event] MCF Seminar “Smartphone Software Competition Promotion Bill”
  • No.1691: 2024/05/27 Information on the 3rd NIKKEI Privacy Conference
  • No.1690: 2024/05/17 Seven organizations issued a joint statement on the smartphone software competition bill.
  • No.1689: 2024/05/10 SPAJAM 2024 has been announced! The finals will be held at a spa resort, and the preliminary rounds will be held in person and online!
  • No.1688: 2024/05/08 Networking session with leading technology companies in Asia
  • No.1687: 2024/03/12 [Event Next Week (28th)] DPCD Seminar: “Commentary on the EU Digital Markets Act
  • No.1686: 2024/03/11 [Google Webinar] Privacy Sandbox: Preparing for the Elimination of Third-Party Cookies
  • No.1685: 2024/03/08 [March 28 DPCD Seminar] “Commentary on the EU Digital Markets Act (DMA): Examining Japan’s Digital Platform Regulations Amidst Confusion Surrounding Their Enforcement”
  • No.1684: 2024/02/19 [February 28 Event] Information on the DPCD Seminar “Implementation of the Transparency Act: Focusing on the Content of Ministry Evaluations”
  • No.1683: 2024/01/23 Request for IT support following the Noto Peninsula earthquake
  • No.1682: 2024/01/22 [Inviting First 10 Applicants] DX Mindset and Concrete Measures in Digitally Advanced Countries
  • No.1681: 2024/01/19 [Submission of Opinions] Appeal for opinions on the third report (draft) of the “Platform Service Research Society”
  • No.1680: 2024/01/16 [Submission of Opinions] Opinions regarding the “Evaluation (Draft) on Transparency and Impartiality on Specific Digital Platforms”
  • No.1679: 2024/01/05 [1/29 Event] Concrete examples of DX ideology and private sector collaboration in a nation of cutting-edge digital technology
  • No.1678: 2023/12/20 Information on the MCF New Year’s holiday
  • No.1677: 2023/12/06 Summary of opinions on the monitoring meeting and appeal for opinions on the evaluation by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (draft)
  • No.1676: 2023/11/30 Report for the September 2023 regular employee general meeting
  • No.1675: 2023/11/22 [Event on the 29th] Information on the general meeting commemoration party and MCF regular general employee meeting
  • No.1674: 2023/11/21 [Audience URL] 12th Monitoring Meeting on Transparency Laws
  • No.1673: 2023/11/15 Release information for the 4th edition of the “Personal Information Protection Guidelines for Mobile Content Entrepreneurs”
    
  • No.1672: 2023/11/13 The SPAJAM 2023 finals were held! The top prize goes to “from Hokkaido,” the developers of “Osu”!
  • No.1671: 2023/11/09 Information on the MCF employee general meeting and the commemoration party
  • No.1670: 2023/11/08 [Audience URL] 11th Monitoring Meeting on Transparency Laws
  • No.1669: 2023/10/16 Results of the appeal for opinions on the Final Mobile Ecosystem Report and the implementation of the Japan Fair Trade Commission’s targeted information submission period
  • No.1668: 2023/10/16 The top prize of the 6th SPAJAM 2023 preliminary goes to :D_MEGANE, who developed Himatsubusi!
  • No.1667: 2023/10/10 The top prize of the 5th SPAJAM 2023 preliminary goes to Shiriai no Shiriai, the developers of TOMONOITO.
  • No.1666:2023/09/25 The top prize of the 4th SPAJAM 2023 Kyoto preliminary goes to ZMAP, who developed My Heart Bursts!
  • No.1665：2023/09/21 September 27 Event! Privacy Sandbox Initiative seminar by Google representatives
  • No.1664：2023/09/15 [Meeting URL] Hearing at the monitoring meeting of Google and other companies
  • No.1663：2023/09/13 Revised the Guidelines Related to Smartphone Application Privacy Policies.
    
  • No.1662：2023/09/06 Apple and Google hearing schedules for monitoring meetings
  • No.1661：2023/09/04 The top prize of the 3rd SPAJAM 2023 Tokyo preliminary goes to Soraefu, who developed Goshuin GO!
  • No.1660：2023/08/31 Privacy Sandbox Initiative seminar by Google representatives
  • No.1659：2023/08/21 The top prize of the 2nd SPAJAM 2023 Kumamoto preliminary goes to Shanshan no Kinobori, who developed Chiho Sukuizu!
  • No.1658：2023/08/18 [Submission of Opinions] Submitted opinions on the “Final Report on the Mobile Ecosystem Competition Evaluation”
  • No.1657：2023/08/18 [Starts 2:00pm today] URL to watch METI’s “2nd Monitoring Meeting on Transparency and Fairness of Digital Platforms”
  • No.1656：2023/08/07 The top prize of the 1st SPAJAM 2023 preliminary goes to Shijimigami, who developed Ecotaro!
  • No.1655：2023/07/31 The 2023 SPAJAM Dojo educational hackathon was held.
  • No.1654：2023/07/31 The market size of mobile content-related business in 2022 was 8 trillion 522 billion yen.
  • No.1653：2023/07/20Regarding the establishment of the Open-Platform Committee
  • No.1652：2023/07/19 Revised personal information protection guidelines for mobile content-related businesses
  • No.1651：2023/07/10 One week until the lecture! [Lecture by Mr. Hirano of Microsoft] ChatGPT & Azure: “The Impact of Generative AI”
  • No.1650：2023/07/04 [Inviting the first 10 applicants] Speech by Cabinet Secretariat Narita on Preliminary App Store Regulations: “Final Report on the Mobile Ecosystem Competition Evaluation”
  • No.1649：2023/06/30 [July 18 Event] The Impact of Generative AI
  • No.1648：2023/06/27 [Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry] URL to watch the 1st Monitoring Meeting on Transparency and Fairness of Digital Platforms
  • No.1645：2023/05/25 [Intellectual Property Course] The 4th Impact and Potential of Generated AI on Mobile Content Creation program has been announced!
  • No.1644：2023/05/10 [Free for MCF members] Information on the Mobile Content Business Intellectual Property and Legal Matters Course 2023
  • No.1643：2023/04/28 Seminar on the “NFT Business Based on an Essential Understanding of Blockchain”
  • No.1642：2023/04/25 Information about the new Twitter account to distribute the latest app-related information
  • No.1641：2023/04/24 [Submission of Opinions] Submitted opinions on the proposed amendments to the guideline for the protection of personal information in the telecommunications business
  • No.1640：2023/04/24 SPAJAM2023の開催決定！本選は温泉地、予選はリアルとオンラインで開催！ SPAJAM 2023 has been announced! The finals will be held at a spa resort, and the preliminary round will be held in person and online!
  • No.1639：The Youth Content Research Society’s “Recommended List” has been adopted for Screen Time on Apple’s iOS.
  • No.1638：[May 15 Event] Seminar on the “NFT Business Based on an Essential Understanding of Blockchain”
  • No.1637：2023/03/31[4/21 Event] “The Latest Trends in Developer Agreements that App Businesses Should Be Aware of and the External Transmission Discipline of the Revised Telecommunications Business Law”
  • No.1636：2023/03/14[Event Held this Week (17th)] Information on the “Joint Seminar on Settings for App Store Distribution by an Apple
  • No.1635：2023/02/08 Information on a rebroadcast of the NMRC 25th Anniversary Symposium
  • No.1634：2023/02/03 Seminar on Settings for App Store Distribution by an Apple Representative
  • No.1633：2023/02/28 [Deadline Today] Applications for the 2022–2023 Asia Smart App Awards in Hong Kong
  • No.1632：2023/02/10 Domestic iOS Apps: How many and which apps use “Adjust” and “AppsFlyer,” and other topics_App Market Report February Issue
  • No.1631：2023/02/09 Information on the NMRC 25th Anniversary Symposium
  • No.1630：2023/01/30 [Accounting and Tax Subcommittee Request for Questionnaire Responses] Handling of Consumption Tax, etc. in Online Stores (App Stores)
  • No.1629：2023/01/26 [February 15 Event] Information on the DPCD Seminar “Implementation of the Transparency Act: Focusing on the Content of Minis
  • No.1628：2023/01/25 Information on applications for the 2022–2023 Asia Smart App Awards in Hong Kong
  • No.1624：2022/12/15  [December 22 Event] Information on “Government Efforts to Make the Digital Advertising Market Transparent and What Practitioners Want to Be Aware Of”
  • No.1623：2022/12/12 [Submission of Opinions] Submitted opinions on the evaluation (draft) by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
  • No.1622：2022/12/01  Report for the September 2022 regular employee general meeting
  • No.1621：2022/11/25 [December 7 Event] MCF Members Only Seminar “Consumption Tax Invoices”
  • No.1620：2022/11/22 The SPAJAM 2022 finals were held! The top prize goes to the “JAPAN DRY” team that developed “Ohayo Tsushin”!
  • No.1619：2022/11/17 Summary of opinions on the monitoring meeting and evaluation by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
  • No.1618：2022/11/08 Information on the MCF commemoration party
  • No.1617：2022/11/07 The 2022 SPAJAM Dojo educational hackathon was held.
  • No.1616：2022/10/28 [Deadline Extended] Request for survey on implementation of changes to members-only Apple tiers
  • No.1615：2022/10/27 [Submission of Comments] Comments were submitted on the “Implementation of Comments on the Proposed Ministerial Ordinance for Partial Revision of the Enforcement Regulations of the Telecommunications Business Act, etc.”
  • No.1614：2022/10/26 Information on METI’s 7th Monitoring Meeting on Transparency and Fairness of Digital Platforms and Tier Change Survey Request
  • No.1613：2022/10/25 No.1 AppStore Sales Ranking—In-depth Report on the Piccoma Comic App_Airnow App Market Report October Issue
  • No.1612：2022/10/24 The top prize of the 6th SPAJAM 2022 preliminary goes to T-5, who developed MADOROMI!
  • No.1611：2022/10/20 Request for survey on implementation of changes to members-only Apple tiers
  • No.1610：2022/10/17  The top prize of the 5th SPAJAM 2022 preliminary goes to Volare Tokyo, the developers of Omohidekaruta!
  • No.1609：2022/10/11 Announcement of Results of Examination/Research on Gaming Disorder
  • No.1608：2022/10/03  The top prize of the 4th Tokyo SPAJAM 2022 Preliminary goes to Gaming Onsen,the developers of “It’s a beautiful day today! “
  • No.1607：2022/09/26  The top prize of the 3th Kyoto SPAJAM 2022 Preliminary goeses
  • No.1606：2022/09/22 [Urgent—deadline today at 5:00pm] Please respond to the Apple Tier Change Survey
  • No.1605：2022/09/21 [Inviting the first 5 applicants] (September 28) Trends in the App Market: Latest App Market Trends in Japan and the World and Integrated Data Services for Mobile Apps & TV
  • No.1604：2022/09/07 Trends in the App Market: Latest App Market Trends in Japan and the World and Integrated Data Services for Mobile Apps & TV
  • No.1603：2022/09/05 The top prize of the 2nd SPAJAM 2022 preliminary goes to JAPAN DRY, who developed “Guess what’s under the mask! FACE!!!”!
  • No.1602：2022/09/02 Information on the Finnish Game Industry Seminar and Reception
  • No.1601：2022/08/23 [Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry] Information on the 3rd Monitoring Meeting on Transparency and Fairness of Digital Platforms
  • No.1600：2022/08/22 The top prize of the 1st SPAJAM 2022 preliminary goes to Flutter Lovers, who developed “Air Conditioner Wars”!
  • No.1599：2022/08/10 MCF Membership Renewal Procedures (October 2022 to September 2023 (FY15)) Information for Service Staff
  • No.1598：2022/08/04 [Opinions Submitted] Submitted opinions in response to the Second Report of the Platform Service Research Society (draft)
  • No.1597：2022/07/29 The market size of mobile content-related business in 2021 was 7 trillion 706.1 billion yen
  • No.1596：2022/07/21 Latest Smartphone App Market Size by Country in the Asia & Middle East Regions_Airnow App Market Report July Issue
  • No.1595 2022/07/07  [July 13 Event!][DPCD] Status of implementation of the Transparency Act and domestic and international legal systems, legal procedures, and rules changes that app operators should be aware of
  • No.1594 2022/06/30 [Held from July 7] 2022 Mobile Business Intellectual Property and Legal Course for MCF Members
  • No.1593：2022/06/21 [DPCD Seminar] Status of implementation of the Transparency Act and domestic and international legal systems, legal procedures, and rules changes that app operators should be aware of
  • No.1592：2022/06/20 Domestic Apple App Store: January to May 2022 Non-Game App Performance Report, etc._Airnow App Market Report June Issue
  • No.1591：2022/06/14 [Free for members] Information on the Mobile Content Business Legal Matters and Intellectual Property Course 2022
  • No.1590：[Submission of Opinions] “Competition Assessment Interim Report on the Mobile Ecosystem” and “Competition
  • No.1589：Now accepting applications for the SPAJAM 2022 preliminaries! The preliminaries will be held online and in person! The finals will be held at a hot spring!
  • No.1588： Information on the publication of the appeal for opinions related to digital advertising regarding the Transparency Act
  • No.1587：2022/05/19 Provision of “Best Practices for Indicating Acceptance of Applications for Services in Online Games”
  • No.1586：2022/05/17 Domestic Apple App Store: New 2022 App Release Performance Updates, etc._Airnow App Market Report May Issue
  • No.1585：2022/05/02 [Submission of Opinions] Written Opinions on the Exposure Draft on Software Accounting
  • No.1584：2022/04/28 [DPCD Communication] Latest Information on Digital Platform and Transparency Act
  • No.1583：2022/04/21 SPAJAM 2022 has been announced! The finals will be held at a spa resort, and the preliminary round will be a virtual hackathon!
  • No.1582：2022/04/12 U.S. Apple App Store 2021 Japan App Ranking, etc._Airnow App Market Report April Issue
  • No.1581：2022/04/08 – Information on the “Briefing on Amendments to the Telecommunications Business Law” with a lecture by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
  • No.1560：2021/11/29　[Inviting the First 10 Applicants] Event Information: “Overseas Information on Digital Platform Regulation: Activity Status of CAF in the U.S. and Global Trends”
  • No.1559： 2021/11/26 [Briefing Event] Briefing on the “Guidelines for Labeling at the Application Stage of Mail Order Sales (Draft)” (Consumer Working Group)
  • No.1558：2021/11/25 [Information on Exclusive Video Stream] From Innovate America to Innovate Japan
  • No.1557：2021/11/25 Overseas Market Update: Which overseas markets are currently the most appealing for Japanese publishers? Airnow App Market Report November Issue
  • No.1556：2021/11/24 [Members Only Seminar] Event Information: “Overseas Information on Digital Platform Regulation: Activity Status of CAF in the U.S. and Global Trends”
  • No.1555：2021/11/22The SPAJAM 2021 finals were held! The top prize goes to “Yappari Fujisan Noboritai” team that developed “IME-CHANGE”!
  • No.1554：2021/11/11 [One week until the event!] From Innovate America to Innovate Japan
  • No.1553: 2021/11/09 [Announcement from Google] Announcement of Google Play Developer Policy Webinar November 2021
  • No.1552: 2021/10/27 Request for participation in the survey on the intentions of application service providers regarding the support of digital platforms, etc.
  • No.1551: 2021/10/26 [Event: MCF and Japan Association of New Economy Joint Seminar] From Innovate America to Innovate Japan
  • No.1550: 2021/10/25 The top prize of the 5th SPAJAM 2021 preliminary is tayzar, the developers of Dare Demo Gahaku!
  • No.1549: 2021/10/25 [Information from Apple] Announcement of Tech Talks 2021 for Developers
  • No.1548: 2021/10/22 [Submission of Opinions] Submitted opinions on the report of the Consumer Contract Study Group
  • No.1547: 2021/10/11 The top prize of the 4th SPAJAM 2021 preliminary goes to “Yappari Fujisan Noboritai” team that developed “Chuck Check”!
  • No.1546: 2021/10/11 Airnow App Market Report (October Issue) Top 10 apps in Japan Apple App Store by sales amount, etc.
  • No.1545:2021/10/06  Summary of opinions on the report of the Consumer Contract Study Group_Consumer WG
  • No.1544:2021/10/04  The top prize for the 3rd SPAJAM 2021 preliminary goes to Yochanzu, developer of “Quiz! Wiki Nyanzu!”
  • No.1543:2021/10/01  Response to revenue recognition standard and activity policies for the 14th year_1st Accounting and Taxation Subcommittee meeting
  • No.1542:2021/09/13  The top prize for the 2nd SPAJAM 2021 preliminary goes to “Amagami! Kameba Kamu Hodo Amaku Naru!”
  • No.1541:2021/09/09  Airnow App Market Report September Issue: List of domestic Apple App Store apps surging in number of downloads this summer, other topics
  • No.1540:2021/08/31  [Information on Exclusive Video Stream] Japan-EU Joint Seminar
  • No.1539:2021/08/30 The top prize of the 1st SPAJAM 2021 preliminary is Satori Labo, the developers of Fuwa Fuwa Time!
  • No.1538:2021/08/20  [Opinions Submitted] Submitted opinions in response to the appeal for opinions on the Platform Service Research Society Interim Report (draft)
  • No.1537:2021/08/17 [Inviting the first 10 applicants] (Aug. 31) The Next Step in Digital Lifestyle from Apple’s WWDC
  • No.1536:2021/08/06 The current state of Apple App Store food delivery apps in Japan, etc.: Airnow App Market Report August Issue
  • No.1535:2021/07/30 Legislation on digital platforms in Japan/the EU and activities of private companies and organizations
  • No.1534:2021/07/29 The market size of mobile content-related business in 2020 was 7 trillion 115.8 billion yen
  • No.1533:2021/07/28 [MCF Members Only Seminar] The Next Step in Digital Lifestyles as Seen from WWDC
  • No.1533:2021/07/28 [MCF Members Only Seminar] The Next Step in Digital Lifestyles as Seen from WWDC
  • No.1532:2021/07/08 Domestic Apple App Store app publisher download rankings, etc. for the first half of 2021_Airnow App Market Report July Issue
  • No.1531:2021/07/07 [Free for MCF Members: Starts Tomorrow!] Sports Business and Legal/Intellectual Property
  • No.1530:2021/06/30 [Second Application Deadline: July 2 (Fri), 12:00 p.m.] Official application for group vaccination of MCF members, etc.
  • No.1529:2021/06/23 Now accepting applications for the SPAJAM 2021 preliminaries! The preliminaries will be held as a virtual hackathon! The finals will be held at a hot spring!
  • No.1528:2021/06/21 The “guidelines for blockchain games” have been established.
  • No.1527:2021/06/18 [Submission of Opinions] Submitted opinions regarding “the revision of part of the guidelines related to the Personal Information Protection Law”
  • No.1526:2021/06/17 Airnow App Market Report June Issue: Status of the latest Japanese apps in the U.S. Apple App Store, etc.
  • No.1525:2021/06/15 Regarding requests for occupational vaccination (joint vaccination)
  • No.1524:2021/06/02 Information on the 2021 Mobile Content Business Legal Matters and Intellectual Property Course to be held on the theme of sports business
  • No.1523:2021/06/01 [Submission of Opinions] Submitted opinions on the “Final Report on the Evaluation of Competition in the Digital Advertising Market”
  • No.1522:2021/05/24 Sending the special Transparency Act issue of Horitsu no Hiroba for MCF liaison staff
  • No.1521:2021/05/21 [Working Group] Summary of opinions on the revision of the Personal Information Protection Law guidelines
  • No.1520:2021/05/20 SPAJAM 2021 has been announced! The finals will be held at a spa resort, and the preliminary round will be a virtual hackathon!
  • No.1519:2021/05/19 Airnow App Market Report (May Issue) Features of emerging social networking apps in the domestic Apple App Store, etc.
  • No.1518:2021/05/14 [May 31 Event] METI, MCF, and Google Joint Briefing on Transparency Act and Related Measures
  • No.1517:2021/04/27 Revision of the cabinet office order on the Payment Services Act and means of advance payment
  • No.1516:2021/04/23 Airnow App Market Report (April Issue) Domestic Apple App Store March 2021: Apps Surging in Number of Downloads
  • No.1515:2021/04/16 [Event Information] About the obligation to provide users concerning the means of advance payment—working group for payment services
  • No.1514:2021/04/06 [April 16th Event] Information on the April 2021 Google Play Developer Policy Webinar
  • No.1513:2021/04/01 A digital platform transaction consultation service for app store users has been launched
  • No.1512:2021/03/30 Airnow App Markey Report (March Issue No. 2) New 2021 Domestic Apple App Store App Release Performance Updates, etc.
  • No.1511:2021/03/26 [Press Release] Released the “Research Report of Web Contents on Global Platforms Including Smartphones Aimed at Children in Japan.”
  • No.1510:2021/03/17 Opposing the forced cancellation of SP Mode web content when using low-cost ahamo plans
  • No.1509:2021/03/05 Airnow App Market Report (March Issue) January 2021 Japanese app downloads and sales value, etc. on the U.S. Apple App Store
  • No.1508:2021/02/26 [Inviting the first 10 applicants] Changes and strategies for iOS 14 app marketing and the path forward
  • No.1507:2021/02/19 [MCF Members’ Only Online Event] Changes and strategies for iOS 14 app marketing and the path forward
  • No.1506:2021/02/15 Airnow App Markey Report (February Issue No. 1) January Domestic Apple App Store Non-Game App Sales Rankings, etc.
  • No.1505:2021/02/12 Information on the 1st Accounting and Taxation Subcommittee meeting and survey for the 13th fiscal year
  • No.1504:2021/02/04 Information on the Digital Platform Transaction Transparency Act and Canada XR Startup Business Meeting
  • No.1503:2021/01/29 Airnow App Markey Report (January Issue No. 2) 2020 Domestic Apple App Store Categories and Reviews, etc.
  • No.1502:2021/01/26　Submitted opinions regarding “appeal for opinions on the cabinet order (proposed) and regulations (proposed) related to the Personal Information Protection Law”
  • No.1501:2021/01/21 Request for registration of videos and links on safe and secure Internet use
  • No.1500:2021/01/21 Submitted opinions regarding the “Act on Improving Transparency and Impartiality for Specific Digital Platforms”
  • No.1499:2021/01/15 Airnow App Market Report (January Issue) and the application of article 36, paragraph 11 of the Labor Standards Act for game software development
  • No.1498:2021/01/12 [Available for a limited time] Briefing video for the Digital Platform Transparency Act
  • No.1497:2021/01/08 Opinions on the proposal for revision, etc. of the “Explanation of the Guidelines on Protection of Personal Information in Telecommunications Business”
  • No.1496:2021/01/04 New Year’s greetings and information about the seminar on the Transparency Act and copyright
  • No.1495:2020/12/25 [MCF Members Only Online Event] Briefing on the cabinet order draft for laws on transparency for designated digital platforms, etc.
  • No.1494:2020/12/24 [Online Event] Copyright fees from music schools
  • No.1493:2020/12/21 Information on the MCF New Year’s holiday
  • No.1492:2020/12/17 [Important] Reminder of the Regular Updates for Member IDs and Passwords for the Website
  • No.1491:2020/12/15 [Online Event] Overview of Global & Domestic Mobile Apps in 2020
  • No.1490:2020/12/08Asian apps making strides in Japan, etc. (Digital Market Report December Issue)
  • No.1489:2020/12/01 Report for the employee general meeting
  • No.1488:2020/11/16 Latest Featured Emerging Publishers in the Apple App Store (Digital Market Report, November Issue)
  • No.1487:2020/11/13 “Digital Innovative Nippon: Strengthen Japan with Digital”
  • No.1486:2020/11/12 Information on the MCF employee general meeting dates
  • No.1485:2020/11/09 The SPAJAM 2020 finals were held! The top prize goes to the “Ohikkoshi” team that developed “Posusume”!
  • No.1484:2020/10/22 [November 5th Event!] Essential knowledge checkpoints on digital signature laws for promoting DX and abolishing “hanko” stamps
  • No.1483:2020/10/19 The 5th SPAJAM 2020 preliminary was held, and the first prize was awarded to Inakamono for the development of “Season to Toki no Heya!”
  • No.1482:2020/10/15 State of oligopoly of top apps by category, etc. (Digital Market Report October Issue)
  • No.1481:2020/10/12 The 4th SPAJAM 2020 preliminary was held, and the first prize was awarded to the “Raise Demo Spajam Demasu” team for the development of “Leafy!”
  • No.1480:2020/10/08 [Online Event] Essential knowledge checkpoints on digital signature laws for promoting DX and abolishing “hanko” stamps
  • No.1479:2020/10/05 The 3rd SPAJAM 2020 preliminary was held, and the first prize was awarded to Codelab for the development of “Waroten!”
  • No.1478:2020/09/28The 2nd SPAJAM 2020 preliminary was held! The top prize goes to MATSU OK ROCK, the developer of Mingle!
  • No.1476:2020/09/03 The State of “Hyper-Casual” Games, etc. (Digital Market Report September Issue)
  • No.1475:2020/08/31 The 1st SPAJAM 2020 preliminary was held, and the first prize was awarded to Volare Tokyo for the development of “Sodefuri.”
  • No.1474:2020/08/25 [Held on 8/31!] Webinar on the 2020 copyright law revision and MCF renewal for next term
  • No.1473:2020/08/12 [Members only] 2020 Copyright Act Reform Webinar
  • No.1472:2020/08/04 Domestic and U.S. Apple App Store review for the first half of the year, etc. (Digital Market Report, August Issue)
  • No.1471:2020/08/03 [August 7 Event] Exchange of opinions with the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry regarding the taxation of software
  • No.1470:2020/07/30 The market size of mobile content-related business in 2019 was 6 trillion 887.1 billion yen
  • No.1469:2020/07/15 Now accepting applications for the SPAJAM 2020 preliminaries! The preliminaries will be held as a virtual hackathon! The finals will be held at a hot spring!
  • No.1468:2020/07/10 Accounting and Taxation Subcommittee request to respond to the questionnaire on electronic accounting operations
  • No.1467:2020/07/02 As an industry association, we will develop a support system for app store inquiries!
  • No.1467:2020/07/02 As an members only industry association, we will develop a support system for app store inquiries!
  • No.1466:2020/06/30 [Held July 6th] Web Seminar “Act for Partial Revision of the Personal Information Protection Act, etc.”
  • No.1465:2020/06/23 Web Seminar “Act for Partial Revision of the Personal Information Protection Act, etc.”
  • No.1464:2020/06/18 SPAJAM2020 and the SPAJAM Dojo have been decided to be held! Spa finals, virtual hackathon preliminaries
  • No.1463:2020/06/16 [Held June 24th!] Online Lecture: The Current State of Laws Related to Mobile Content Businesses
  • No.1462:2020/06/15 Apps surging in domestic App Store sales, Korean app market, others (Digital Market Report June Issue)
  • No.1461:2020/06/08 Privacy Mark: Information on Start of Acceptance of the Digital Application
  • No.1460:2020/05/27 Information on the Mobile Content Business Legal Matters and Intellectual Property Course 2020
  • No.1459:2020/05/21 Gaming rules agreed upon by parents and children, in the form of a fun video you can watch with the kids: “Gaming Rules”
  • No.1458:2020/05/20 The current state of the newest foreign game apps in Japan and other topics (Digital Market Report May
  • No.1457:2020/05/01 [Workgroup] Summary of opinions on electronic contracts
  • No.1456:2020/04/22 Top 5 apps that saw a sudden increase in downloads due to COVID-19, etc. (Digital Market Report 2nd April Issue)
  • No.1455:2020/04/16 Information on the April seminar and efforts to reduce commuters and business sustainability
  • No.1454:2020/04/10 Web Seminar “Legal Tech”
  • No.1453:2020/04/09  Apps released in 2020, download counts, top 10 sales (Digital Market Report April Edition)
  • No.1452:2020/04/08 SPAJAM and VRM Consortium are holding the Cho-Hackathon!
  • No.1451:2020/03/13  Efforts related to coronavirus infection control
  • No.1450:2020/03/13 Regarding “Guidelines related to the revenue recognition standards for smartphone games
  • No.1449:2020/03/10  Enjoying Games Safely and Securely
  • No.1448:2020/02/27 Telework as a Coronavirus Infection Control Measure
  • No.1447:2020/02/21  [Postponement Notice]M&A Success Formula to Accelerate Business March Seminar
  • No.1446:2020/02/20 M&A Success Formula to Accelerate Business[March Seminar]
  • No.1445:2020/02/17 [Section Meeting] Final proposal for “Guidelines related to the revenue recognition standards for smartphone games”
  • No.1444:2020/02/07 Information on applications for the Asia Smart App Awards in Hong Kong”
  • No.1443:2020/02/04 2019 App Store Downloads, Top 10 Sales (Digital Market Report February Edition)”
  • No.1442:2020/01/31 Request for fund contributions to our organization”
  • No.1441:2020/01/27 Appeal for opinions regarding “Guidelines related to the revenue recognition standards for smartphone games (proposal)”
  • No.1440:2020/01/21 Submission of opinions regarding the direction of the Digital Platformer Transaction Transparency Bill)”
  • No.1439:2020/01/15 Official announcement of the “Personal Information Protection Law Triennial Revision: Revised System Outline” and submission of opinions regarding the same outline
  • No.1438:2020/01/06  Information on the WG for Members Personal Information and Platformers
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