Njengamanje, iJapan iyizwe lesithathu emhlabeni ukuya imali eningi yenza inkampani esekwe eCupertino, ngemuva kweChina ne-United States. Namuhla, i-Apple inikezela izakhamizi zaseJapan izitolo eziyi-8 zayo, kepha kubonakala sengathi azanele ukuhlangabezana nezidingo zezwe, futhi ngokusho kwenhloko yakwa-Apple, maqondana nezitolo, u-Angela Ahrendts uthe. Uhlele ukuvula okusha izitolo eminyakeni emihlanu ezayo.
Okwamanje, IJapan ilinganisela u-9% wezentengiso zomhlaba wonke zakwa-Apple, isibalo esiphakeme kakhulu esingafaneleki ngenani elincane kakhulu lezitolo i-Apple enalo ezweni, futhi lapho iningi lemali engenayo litholakala ngezinsizakalo ze-Apple online, kungaba yi-iCloud, ukuthengwa kwezicelo, i-Apple Music, ukuthengiswa nokuqashwa kwama-movie nomculo ...
Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule sikwazise nge kuvulwa i-Apple Store entsha eJapan, ikakhulukazi esifundeni iShinjuku. U-Angela ubehambele umcimbi wokuvulwa futhi ngenhlanhla, unikeze ingxoxo nabezindaba zeNikkei lapho eqinisekisa khona ukuthi ngaphandle kokuvula izitolo ezintsha, lezo ezivuliwe njengamanje, bazobhekana nenqubo yokulungisa kabusha. Omunye wabo, ovela esifundeni iShibuya, uvele wavala iminyango yakhe ukuze aqale inqubo yokuvuselela.
Okwamanje, I-Apple ithengisa imikhiqizo yayo esekelwa abathengisi abahlukahlukene, kepha kubukeka sengathi abajabule kakhulu ngolwazi abalunikezayo, yingakho baphoqeleke ukuthi bandise inani lezitolo ezweni, okuzokwenzeka, kuzobavumela ukuthi baqinise isithombe sabo ezweni, lapho ngaphandle kokuvalwa isiko laseJapan, likwazile ukuthola isabelo semakethe esibalulekile ezweni, kususa iningi labakhiqizi bendawo abanjengoSony, Panasonic, Hitachi ...
