Sorry for the double post. I thought maybe there was something unique about the way they use their phones (the Japanese are constantly reading or typing on the

Sorry for the double post. I thought maybe there was something unique about the way they use their phones (the Japanese are constantly reading or typing on their phones) such that the iPhone was inferior (I still don't know the answer to this). A few perceived demerits of the iPhone in Japan, in no particular order: 1) No or poor support for standard emoticons and "decorated" (HTML) email. That's a big minus here, especially among women. 2) No mobile wallet support. This was not a completely standard feature 2 years ago but it was already fairly common. 3) The camera is not so good: relatively low resolution, few features, no video recording. 4) No infra-red device. This is used to exchange contact information. This is a completely standard feature, even 0-yen phones have it. 5) No push email. Also a standard feature. There are others. Personally, I don't mind the issues above except for 5). For me, the main problem is that the response can be horribly slow when typing, but I don't know if this is a widespread problem or just a glitch on my own device.