Apple is expanding its iTunes Match service to Japan, according to a MacRumors tipster and the company's iTunes Match availability website. The service, which costs ¥3,980 per year, allows iTunes users to match their existing iTunes libraries with high quality versions of songs from Apple's iCloud. After matching, content is available in iCloud and can be accessed from any device. iTunes Match is $25 per year in the U.S and, at current exchange rates, the Japanese version costs roughly $39.
Japan was one of the few countries where Apple sold music but did not offer iTunes Match. Finland, Denmark, Norway and Sweden all gained iTunes Match last December, and Apple launched its iTunes Radio music streaming service in Australia in February.
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Yes, you are right of course. We are all happy...just a little disappointed is all.
It's kinda like someone has bought you the Star Wars trilogy on Blu-ray for your birthday, and you excitedly rip open the present to find it is the one with Jar Jar Binks..
EDIT: Hold on a second. This isn't good. She's going to eat up all her BS "unlimited data" data in mere minutes.
Carriers must LOVE these kind of services.
Guess I won't be telling her about iTunes Match then :D
I'm ... reduced excited
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To my understanding only in your home store ... In this case you would need an account for the Japan store.