Akihabara News writes: “For most of you guys not living here, Japanese phones look cool and are in a way… yes they’re cool, but they almost ALL look the same (I personally drool over the iPHONE…but no 3G version yet, damn you Steve Jobs!). 80% of the time you get a clamshell, and I’m starting to get bored with that.” (more…)

AVING writes: “Nokia expects to roll out its dual slide smartphone ‘X02NK’ in Japan market, which adopts a 5M camera with auto-focus function and Carl Zeiss lens.” (more…)

Opera Software, the only company to put the Web on any device, today announced that the Opera Mobile browser ships on the latest SOFTBANK MOBILE smartphone, Softbank X01T, in Japan. Softbank X01T is powered by Windows Mobile 6 and is deployed by one of Japan’s leading 3G operators, Softbank. (more…)

SlashPhone writes: “If you’re looking for a cell phone that is a bit more personalized this Toshiba fanfun 815T from the firm Softbank in Japan is just the phone. Especially for us girls, thre are a couple I could see some guys dealing with but frankly for the most part the styles are quite feminine.” (more…)