Japan's Softbank: iPhone 5 pre-orders outstripping supply

TOKYO, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Softbank Corp, one of the two Japanese carriers which will sell Apple's iPhone 5, said it may not have enough of the phones to fill pre-orders when the model goes on sale on Friday.

Softbank's founder, Masayoshi Son, made the comment at a briefing in Tokyo

Apple in the U.S. said it had already booked orders for over two million iPhone 5 models in the first 24 hours, reflecting a higher-than-expected demand for the device.