German iPhone 4 using in Japan

Hi there,
my wife will travel in August for three weeks to Japan. So far I've collected these information: GSM ist not available, UMTS in Tokyo - but NTT DoCoMo don't support UMTS. What other provider (Softbank ?) support UMTS?
Her iPhone 4 is not simlocked. She wants to use it for SMS and Mail in Japan and to Germany in these three weeks.
How about the costs of prepaid cards?
Any information is appreciated.
Thxia
Herbert

The only way you would be able to do that is if you have AT&T unlock the phone. If you are out of contract, you may qualify. See this link from AT&T http://www.att.com/esupport/article.jsp?sid=KB414532&cv=820#fbid=6d7EKuCF_dr
If you qualify, here is the request link https://www.att.com/deviceunlock/client/en_US/

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