When I went to Fukuoka for EVO Japan thsi year, I noticed two phones while I was up there used by people on trains and walking around etc. iPhones and Xperias. Saw no Samsung Galaxy phones or anything else. Just iPhones and Xperias. In Bic Camera, the mobile floor was filled with Xperia and iPhone accesories. Guessing Xperias are still popular in the home country which makes sense.
I wish they were more popular in the US.
Your absolutely right, when I was in Tokyo 2 years ago for TGS, Xperia had their own booth at TGS show and it was very present at Yodabashi and Bic Camera. The most common devices you see people using in the train are iPhones, Xperias and Walkmans.
But I wonder since the Xperia is doing good in Japan why did they screw them over with 64GB memory for Xperia 1..