With research earlier that month finding that a surprising 27.6-percent of Japanese cellphone users would buy an iPhone whether it were to become available in their country, SecuMania takes a closer look at the mature, technically-advanced and, at times, weird market that Apple will tackle with their iPhone launch there next year.  There seems to be an odd balance of admiration at the new cellphone and




shame that it wasn’t a Japanese manufacturer that came up with it:

“I have been very proud of Japanese mobile phones, but that duration, I have an uneasy feeling. I am very sorry Japanese manufacturers didn’t produce a phone like this” Shunichi Kita, Nomura Research Institute Consultant

 iPhone set to cause stir in Japan

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