Apple iPad popular in Japan market,over 1,200 in line

More than 1,200 line at the flagship Apple store in Ginza for opening 8AM. Lines had begun as early as Wednesday in Japan and has been reflected in similar lines in Australia and Europe. the Japanese pre-order numbers are not known, but more than 900,000 allegedly ordered the tablet in Europe.

On Friday, "iPad shock" hit Japan, threatening to bring upheaval to an ever-widening slew of industries in a nation once proud of being on the cutting edge of technology.

The iPad tablet computer from Apple went on sale in Tokyo and in eight other Asian countries on Friday after selling more than one million units in the United States.

Apple iPad price in Japan, according to the different specifications, prices for 48,800-77,280 yen.