Apple's new iPhone hits Japanese market

Apple's new iPhone hits Japanese market

TOKYO, Japan - Masayoshi Son (L), chairman and chief executive officer of mobile phone carrier Softbank Mobile Corp., and actress Aya Ueto attend the iPhone 5 launch event in Tokyo's Ginza district on Sept. 21, 2012. A new version of Apple Inc.'s iPhone hit shelves, with hundreds of people lining up at retail outlets including the company's flagship store in Tokyo hours before the release to obtain the popular smartphone.

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