Apple's new iPhone hits Japanese market

Apple's new iPhone hits Japanese market

TOKYO, Japan - Takashi Tanaka (C, man wearing suit), president of mobile phone carrier KDDI Corp., attends the iPhone 5 launch event in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward 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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