Why the Japanese lagged in the PC revolution ...
I've always wondered why the Japanese, being the most technologically advanced nation in the world, never really got into the computer business.
I mean ... these are the largest electronics manufacturers in the world and they dont even have a single well-known microprocessor manufacturer ! ( well not exactly valid because Sony, Toshiba and IBM are now marketing the Cell processor ... )
But still, if they had entered the market during the 80's we would definitely have been using super efficient, high quality systems today, running cutting edge sushimitsu processors with cool anime wallpapers pre-loaded.
Anyway .... looking around, I finally found a paper written by Jiro Kokuryo from Keio University, Japan that details the reasons for this common perception. Its an interesting read. Link