No, we aren’t kidding. There are iPhone cases in Japan going for $1,000 a pop. Because that’s exactly where the Japan Texture cases from SoftBank BB are going on sale.

But really, this is ridiculous—these things don’t even have diamonds, crystals or gold on them. So why so high?

The Japan Texture line of cases are all handcrafted and have referential nods to significant moments and concepts in Japanese history and culture. That’s wonderful and all, but $1,000?

The forces/people behind these events would be ashamed at the fleecing of its own people. Othernations have been fleeced in similar ways, so this isn’t strictly a Japanese phenomena.

There are actually fancy covered phones that cost even more, admittedly, but many of those have something precious on them besides paint and historical scenery. To each their own, we suppose; people are free to spend their money how they like.

Here’s the (Japanese; may need Google translation) site’s press announcement: http://www.softbankbb.co.jp/ja/news/press/2009/20090814_01/index.html

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