One of the most technologically advanced in terms of Japan faced a glut of mobile market. As reported by the Japanese Association of JEITA (Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association), in October 2008 in the country were sold only 1, 08 million phones - a 58% lower than in October last year. The market recorded the lowest sales since April 2003, when JEITA first began to collect information on sales of mobile devices in the Country of the Rising Sun. The main causes of lower demand analysts believe the global financial crisis affecting the growth of prices and glut the mobile market. Meanwhile, a growing number of players thinks of withdrawal from the market of Japan. For example, the recent Nokia, implements about 40% of all phones in the world, announced that leaving the country, leaving only vehicles Vertu. Spring Mitsubishi considered unprofitable production of phones, giving way to Sharp and Panasonic, devices which are popular among Japanese people.
