Fast forward: can late-comer Japan compete with the big boys?

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Japanese software companies are beginning to compete in the international market with products other than video games. Aside from video games, Japan's software industry developed slowly because of its isolation and focus on customized corporate software rather than off-the-shelf software. Companies such as Sofmap and Just Systems are competing internationally. Marketing and sales over the Internet has helped spawn such development. However, such companies will have to contend with problems created by the strong yen and the opening of the import market.

Prepackaged software, Computer Software, Software Publishers, Computer software industry, Software industry, Software, Cover Story

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A new generation

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Batteries play a crucial role in modern microelectronics, with the lithium ion variety leading thanks to its usefulness in powering portable telephones and the like. These are more predictable as well as more efficient than prior batteries, and can hold twice the power. Experts expect the market to balloon from 32 million cells in 1995 to 100 million in 1996, and 400 million by 2000. Batteries take considerable time and trial-and-error experimentation to develop, and manufacturing plants are expensive to build.

Primary Battery Manufacturing, Primary batteries, dry and wet, Lithium Dry Cell Batteries, Innovations, Consumer electronics, Lithium cells, Lithium batteries, Batteries

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Rebuilding blues: a year after the great quake, Kobe remains shaken

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The Japanese city of Kobe struggles to rebuild after the earthquake that devastated it on Jan 17, 1995, but a dearth of money and fierce conflicts over what path to take remain obstacles. The city's port and manufacturers quickly returned to near-normal operations, but the retail and service sectors have suffered as many people left the area and those remaining are much poorer. Only 3% of residents had earthquake insurance, and 400,000 homes were lost. As time passes Tokyo has grown more aloof, as well.

Disaster recovery (Computers), Kobe, Japan, Kobe, Japan, Earthquake, 1995

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