August 19th, 2009eplusljrLeave a commentGo to comments Konnichiwa!! The Japanese have come to embrace the iPhone. The number of iPhones in circulation is estimated to have topped the 1 million mark quite some time ago, which triggered SoftBank BB (a sister company of Japan-exclusive iPhone provider SoftBank Mobile) to start offering something very Japanese and unique today: handmade iPhone cases [JP] priced at $1,000 each.  I repeat, $1,000 each. Again, I repeat, $1,000 each.