Apple postponed the release of "iPad 2" in Japan, considering the Great East Japan Earthquake

Apple announced to postpone the launch of iPad 2 in Japan.

Originally we planned to launch on March 25 (Friday), but that is to take into account the impact of the Great East Japan Earthquake. The new release date is undecided.

The announcement contents of Apple are as follows.
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Apple announced that it will postpone the release date of iPad 2 in Japan on 15th local time.

Originally, we planned to start selling on March 25 (Friday), but we took care of the devastating blows caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake. The new release date is undecided.

Apple announced in a statement, "I sincerely wish to express our condolences to everyone in Japan who is in the midst of tragedy", expressing condolences, "I decided to postpone while my friends in Japan and Japan aimed for disaster reconstruction" It is said that it made it clear.

In the United States pre-launched on March 11, it has greatly exceeded the sales of the original iPad, maintaining strong sales,On Apple's official mail order site it is waiting for 4 to 5 weeks to purchaseIt seems.