A survey of 2300 retail stores reveals that Apple has cleaned up in the smartphone market in Japan, TG Daily reports. Market research company BCN revealed that the iPhone 3G 8GB is easily heading the list, followed by the 16GB iPhone and the NTT CoCoMo Aquos SH-04A. continued »

Apple released its new iPhone 3GS in Japan on Friday. According to the Asahi Shimbun, more than 200 people lined up at Softbank Mobile Corp.'s Omotesando store in Tokyo. continued »

Are you a fan of sushi, Japanese cuisine? (Sushi is vinegared rice, usually topped with other ingredients, including fish, various meats, and vegetables.) It's a good news for you. Shogakukan, major Japanese publishing company is about to launch a virtual sushi guide for the iPhone for iPhone and iPod Touch. continued »

Apparently if you buy an iPhone 3G in Japan, the shutter sound when you take pictures can't be turned off. Now, I know in other camera phones this holds true, but this is, I believe, the first time a country-specific action has been taken to prevent perverts from taking sneaky pictures, for the iPhone at least. So basically, you can ... continued »