Japan News for January 4, 2007
Some Japan-related news/links for today:
- Most of the top executives at 30 major companies predict that the current economic upturn will continue this year or beyond, according to The Yomiuri Shimbun’s new year survey on business trends.
- Eastman Kodak Co. said Wednesday it has ended a long-standing patent dispute with Sony Corp. over digital-camera inventions dating back to 1987 and entered a cross-licensing deal giving the companies access to each other’s patents.
- Japan and the United States are considering a plan to coordinate the actions of their armed forces in the event China invades Taiwan. Under the plan, Japan would focus on rear-area support for U.S. forces, Japanese and U.S. government sources said Wednesday.
- Wired News reports on the growing popularity of reading books on cellphone screens in Japan.
- The Japan Times takes a look at female employment trends.
- Hoga News has the results of the results of the Blue Ribbon Awards, considered one of the most prestigeous film awards in Japan.
- A patent application filed by Sony shows the company may have its eye on building the younger, hipper version of the Segway scooter.
- Gerry Bevers has posted some new material debunking Korea’s historical claim to the Dokdo/Takeshima islets.
- Debito has added Asia Pacific University to his blacklist of Japanese Univesities that foreigners would probably not want to work for.
- Tokyo Mango has the Top 5 Tokyo Maid Cafes!
- Nominations for the 2007 Weblog Awards (Bloggies) are open: Don’t forget to nominate your favorite blogs for the Asia Blog category!
