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<item><title>17 preparedness columns, a winter checklist and a quiz</title><link>https://apoul.jp/en/sonae/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">news-2026-11-08-b5bf7431</guid><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0900</pubDate><description>New columns cover earthquake preparedness, the Nankai Trough advisory, fixing furniture and seismic breakers, what to check after the November 8 quake, choosing emergency supplies, winter power cuts and snow, bath accidents and house fires, staying in touch, stockpiling, saving power and heating. There is also a checklist you can tick off, a true-or-false quiz, and topic pages for winter and earthquake preparedness.</description></item>
<item><title>Two new MiyabiBase AI singles and 16 videos</title><link>https://apoul.jp/en/miyabibase/music/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">news-2026-11-08-853d35a2</guid><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0900</pubDate><description>Song pages for “ヲモイヲモワレ (Omoi Omoware)” and “Body talk” are up, along with the music video “まだない写真” and 15 shorts.</description></item>
<item><title>A short history on the About page</title><link>https://apoul.jp/en/about/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">news-2026-11-08-47aa72f8</guid><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0900</pubDate><description>From starting MiyabiBase on YouTube in January 2022 to the first single in August 2026, in a few lines.</description></item>
<item><title>APOUL Media is open</title><link>https://apoul.jp/en/media/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">news-2026-11-08-ae8a6029</guid><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0900</pubDate><description>A single entry point for columns, topic pages, a timeline of what is new, the glossary and quizzes. The timeline and latest list grow with every new column.</description></item>
<item><title>Site-wide review: descriptions brought up to date</title><link>https://apoul.jp/en/products/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">news-2026-11-08-bd949fe1</guid><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0900</pubDate><description>Consulting is now open, and the product list, APOUL ANSER VOICE’s data handling and APOUL Device Guard’s sharing feature now match the current details. Outdated or overstated wording in columns and the glossary has also been corrected.</description></item>
<item><title>MiyabiBase goods prices updated</title><link>https://apoul.jp/en/miyabibase/goods/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">news-2026-11-08-600f1795</guid><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0900</pubDate><description>Some SUZURI prices had changed, so the sweatshirt and hoodie prices now show the prices as of November 7, 2026.</description></item>
<item><title>APOUL ANSER VOICE screens updated, and a lock screen for Pass Note</title><link>https://apoul.jp/en/products/pass-note/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">news-2026-11-06-999f083c</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0900</pubDate><description>The five ANSER VOICE screens have been retaken with the current version (the bar of short replies now fits on one line). Pass Note now also shows its lock screen: nothing is shown until you unlock with Face ID, Touch ID or your passcode, at launch and when you come back to the app. All use made-up sample data.</description></item>
<item><title>Sample screens for APOUL OCR Reader</title><link>https://apoul.jp/en/products/ocr-reader/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">news-2026-11-06-f882fd44</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0900</pubDate><description>Five screens from the Mac app: adding documents, checking extracted fields next to the original, a cross-check that flags figures that do not add up, a warning when an invoice matches one read before, and exporting originals named by date, partner and amount. All documents shown are made-up samples. The page now also says that extracted fields (issuer, dates, amounts and so on) can be corrected in the app.</description></item>
<item><title>APOUL Pass Note page now explains how your data is kept</title><link>https://apoul.jp/en/products/pass-note/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">news-2026-11-06-1745839b</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0900</pubDate><description>The app page now says how Pass Note keeps your data, in line with the app and its revised privacy policy: it locks with Face ID, Touch ID or your passcode, stores passwords and card details encrypted on your device only, leaves them out of device backups, and always encrypts the backups you export.</description></item>
<item><title>Sample screens for APOUL ANSER VOICE, Clipboard, Calendar and Pass Note</title><link>https://apoul.jp/en/products/answer/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">news-2026-11-06-42e92869</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0900</pubDate><description>The app pages now show sample screens: five for ANSER VOICE (Yes and No, the kana board, phrases for each scene, conversation captions and more), three iPhone screens for Clipboard (pinned items, locked notes) and four for Calendar (the month view, plan details and more) and four for Pass Note (hidden passwords, notes and an encrypted backup). All use made-up sample data.</description></item>
<item><title>APOUL Device Guard privacy policy: clearer table</title><link>https://apoul.jp/en/device-guard/privacy/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">news-2026-11-06-a5250299</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0900</pubDate><description>In the section on what is sent, the list of each feature, where its data goes and what is sent was showing as raw symbols. It is now a proper table. The content has not changed.</description></item>
<item><title>APOUL Device Guard privacy policy and product page corrected</title><link>https://apoul.jp/en/device-guard/privacy/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">news-2026-11-06-b48a9de1</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0900</pubDate><description>Both now match the app’s latest text. “Full scan from a backup” is now called “check in detail with a Mac backup”. Because of how iOS works, no app can scan a whole iPhone (other apps or iOS itself); the app checks only the places and files you choose, the records iOS exports and a backup you choose. The privacy policy and the product page FAQ now say so.</description></item>
<item><title>APOUL Pass Note privacy policy and terms revised (November 6)</title><link>https://apoul.jp/passnote/privacy/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">news-2026-11-06-facaeb4a</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0900</pubDate><description>Both documents now match the app’s latest text (revised November 6, 2026): passwords, card details, memos and notes are stored encrypted, with a key that can be taken out only after Face ID, Touch ID or the device passcode; removing the device passcode makes the saved data unreadable. Both documents are in Japanese.</description></item>
<item><title>Search the apps, and pick by purpose</title><link>https://apoul.jp/en/products/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">news-2026-11-06-170de8f1</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0900</pubDate><description>The apps page now has a search box that finds apps by name, description, purpose or device. “Pick by purpose” is regrouped into eleven purposes covering all 34 apps, and works together with the search. Every app now shows its icon, and the APOUL Multi-Remote page shows sample screens from the Mac app. Out-of-date app counts on the English pages are fixed too.</description></item>
<item><title>Nekokabu: easier to answer, easier to read</title><link>https://apoul.jp/en/nekokabu/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">news-2026-11-06-5fa9368c</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0900</pubDate><description>Questions now use a five-step scale instead of two choices, including “in between”. Picking an answer moves you on, and a reload picks up where you left off. Result pages are split into chapters — personality, strengths and weak spots, daily life, relationships, love, work and study, recharging, common questions and compatibility — with a table of contents that follows you down the page. Product pages now show each app’s icon, and APOUL Explorer and Media Viewer show sample screens.</description></item>
<item><title>Eleven more apps coming soon</title><link>https://apoul.jp/en/products/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">news-2026-11-06-e46db5ff</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0900</pubDate><description>New product pages for apps in development: APOUL PASHU, Auth, Rename, Clinic Note, Oshi, Invoice, Continuity, Document Hub, Labor Check, Image and TextBook Local. All are being prepared for release; each page shows what the app can do.</description></item>
<item><title>Ten new columns on recent news</title><link>https://apoul.jp/en/column/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">news-2026-11-06-909689da</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0900</pubDate><description>Ten new columns on recent news, each setting out what changed and what to check: a shared robots.txt signal for opting out of AI training, AI in attacks, a PHP flaw now being exploited, the SCS security rating scheme, where to turn after unauthorised access, the proposed cut in consumption tax on food, the November campaign against pushing overwork onto suppliers, new-graduate turnover, the earthquake early warning drill, and 5G standalone with the draft MVNO guideline. All are checked against official primary sources.</description></item>
<item><title>Four more apps coming soon</title><link>https://apoul.jp/en/products/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">news-2026-11-05-b0aef9fd</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0900</pubDate><description>New product pages for apps in development: APOUL QR Safety (a QR reader that checks where a link goes before opening it), APOUL Media Viewer (open and sort your own photos and videos), APOUL Multi-Remote (one keyboard and mouse for a Mac and a Windows PC) and APOUL Explorer (file management on the Mac). The APOUL Device Guard page now shows sample screens.</description></item>
<item><title>APOUL Pass Note privacy policy and terms revised</title><link>https://apoul.jp/passnote/privacy/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">news-2026-11-05-ab2ac5fc</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0900</pubDate><description>Both documents on this site now match the app’s latest text (revised November 5, 2026): saved data is not included in device backups (iCloud or a computer), exported backup files are always encrypted with a password, and copied items are not passed to your other devices. To move to a new device, export a backup from the app. Both documents are in Japanese.</description></item>
<item><title>Video data for search engines fixed</title><link>https://apoul.jp/en/miyabibase/youtube/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">news-2026-10-31-d540dfaf</guid><pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0900</pubDate><description>On the MiyabiBase YouTube page, the upload dates we pass to search engines now state that they are in Japan time, following a Google Search Console notice. Nothing changes on the page itself.</description></item>
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