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Apple's walled garden strategy is facing crackdown in a country outside of the EU.  Nikkei Asia claims is preparing legislation to be sent to parliament in 2024 to . If the legislation is passed in parliament, the Japan Fair Trade Commission will be empowered to impose fines on tech companies if they do not comply. The four key areas identified are app stores and payments, search, browsers, and operating systems. The move would allow Japanese companies to and from local fintech companies.  Apple currently , which is a significant cut of sales from app developers and leads to consumers paying more for the same content or services on its devices than other platforms. Japan's move comes after . The EU's DMA requires all "gatekeeper" companies to "ensure open markets" by 6 March, 2024. that Apple will roll out to download and install apps hosted out of the Apple App Store. The system is said to have certain security requirements to verify apps from third-party stores and this might incur some sort of a fee. While Apple has no choice but to comply with the DMA, the company is not shy about Apple's stance is that which could result in malicious actors using compromised apps to hold users' data for ransom. Source: