Maybe some of you have been licking your lips for the arrival of iPhone. Well Softbank has good news for you. The company just announced a “low” price target for those of you who can’t wait to get your hands on the i-thingy. 23 thousand and change will be its price, or $215. And that price is only for new subscribers - that is, for those who are not already Softbank subscribers.

Well that’s a bit high for most of us who just gets our phones for zero yen, but mr.SoftB here says you could pay for it in 2 years time. It’s a bit early to comment on the device now, and there may be some issues with Japanese character inputting capabilities - imagine inputting Japanese texts two-handedly, one holding the phone the other inputting the message. Maybe that’s why only few Japanese are excited about the coming of the iPhone in Japan. Meanwhile, Docomo is still continuing its battle to get a piece of the iphone candy. Next month will be pretty exciting for the Japan mobile industry.