Can I get an iPhone locked to Softbank unlocked directly from Apple?

Hi There,
I am using an iPhone 4 locked to SoftBank, Japan. Since I dont work there any more and have moved back to my home town, I wanted to ask if apple will be able to help officially unlocking this device for me?

No. ONLY the carrier it is locked to can authorize unlocking it. Softbank in Japan, like AT&T in the U.S. will NOT unlock iPhones.
They are not legally required to do so by the government there, therefore they won't do it.
Sell it and buy a phone where you live.

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