DoCoMo Still Wants the iPhone in Japan →

DoCoMo wants to mold the iPhone to its strategy. It would basically like to pre-install some of its services. Apple insists on a clean experience, unobstructed by any carrier.

The iPhone 4S Crushes the Competition in Japan Sales Rankings →

1. iPhone 4S 64GB (SoftBank) — 10.4%
2. iPhone 4S 32GB (au/KDDI) — 10.3%
3. iPhone 4S 64GB (au/KDDI) — 9,4%
4. iPhone 4S 32GB (SoftBank) — 9.1%
5. iPhone 4S 16GB (SoftBank) — 8.2%
6. iPhone 4S 16GB (au/KDDI) — 6.3%

iPhone 4S and the Mobile Industry in Japan on Tokyo Podcast →

I had a very nice conversation last week with Anthony Joh, who recently launched a podcast from Tokyo, a city he just moved in after a chapter in Bangkok.

We talked about the hot topic of the month, the release of the iPhone 4S

KDDI and SoftBank Release iPhone 4S Pricing →

They took their time. It’s only for the first day of pre-ordering that au/KDDI and SoftBank are releasing the price information for their iPhone 4S.

KDDI and Apple Confirm iPhone 4S in Japan →

au/KDDI will go ahead with the sale of this new handset irrespective if its mobile email service —a key element for Japanese users— is made compatible in time.

Apple Japan Leaks the iPhone 4S →

The official Apple Ginza Store page on Apple Japan has indadvertedly updated its website. The iPhone 4S will be out in Japan on October 14. In black and white. With the same form factor than the current iPhone 4.

Live iPhone 4S Coverage from Japan →

Live blogging the event.

New iPhone Out in Japan on October 21 →

Apple’s iPhone event might be only tomorrow, but here are three predictions for Japan:

• A new iPhone is coming —probably a spec-bumped iPhone 4 called iPhone 4S,
• KDDI will be the second carrier in Japan to get it, and
• the new iPhone will arrive in Japan on Friday, October 21.

KDDI Gets the iPhone 5, Reshuffles the Japan Market →

The Nikkei calls it a sudden collapse of the monopoly. I simply think the writing was on the wall.

The iPhone is coming to KDDI/au.