Apple has faced heightened scrutiny over its App Store
practices that charge a 30% fee on payments and subscriptions and does not
allow iPhones to use apps from third party app stores.
Cook asked Kishida to make sure that regulations around
distribution of apps do not undermine user privacy and security, the report
added.
Apple and the Prime Minister’s Office did not immediately
respond to requests for comment.
During Cook’s visit earlier this month, Apple said it had
invested more than $100 billion in its Japanese supply network over the last
five years.
Revenue from Apple’s services business, which includes the
App Store, has been growing at a rapid pace in the last few years and now
hovers at about $19 billion per quarter.