BlackBerry confirms exit from Japanese smartphone market

Lately, the company has been in the throes of change, changing its name from the iconic Research In Motion to align itself with its most famous product. The company launched the new BlackBerry 10 platform little over a week ago and since then, sales of the new handset have been solid. However, Japan seems to be a market where BlackBerry wasn’t making any impact in the wake of the Android and iPhone dominance. 

A BlackBerry spokeswoman confirmed the news to AllThingsD, saying that the company is indeed pulling out of the Japanese market, at least for the time being. “We are in the process of launching BlackBerry 10 globally in key markets, and we are seeing positive demand for the BlackBerry Z10 in countries where it has already launched. Japan is not a major market for BlackBerry, and we have no plans to launch BlackBerry 10 devices there at this time,” spokeswoman Amy McDowell said.