No, it's not the government. It's the carriers. take a look at websites of docomo,softbank,or au. There's no Keitai sold on multiple carriers.In addition to SIM locks, those phones have OSs specially designed for carrier and its services,and sometimes have no ability to work on an another. Japanese government is actually on anti-SIM-lock side.http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ja&u=http://sankei.jp.msn.com/economy/business/080505/biz0805051626005-n1.htm&sa=X&oi=translate
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No, it's not the government. It's the carriers. take a look at websites of docomo,softbank,or au. There's no Keitai sold on multiple carriers.In addition to SIM locks, those phones have OSs specially designed for carrier and its services,and sometimes have no ability to work on an another. Japanese government is actually on anti-SIM-lock side.
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ja&u=http://sankei.jp.msn.com/economy/business/080505/biz0805051626005-n1.htm&sa=X&oi=translate