I've had a short conversation with a friend about Japan's position in CS recently. Japan has always been known to be on the bleeding edge of technology, after doing a little reading it's clear that they basically just focus on electronics, AI, aeronautics, among others.
Japan has the fastest super computer right now as far as I know, that says SOMETHING about their intentions for CS but I don't see much else coming from them. My prediction is that they're just not focused on improving it as much as other technologies. Any thoughts?
Japan has the fastest super computer right now as far as I know, that says SOMETHING about their intentions for CS but I don't see much else coming from them. My prediction is that they're just not focused on improving it as much as other technologies. Any thoughts?
EDIT: relevant links... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_and_technology_in_Japan
http://www.economist.com/node/18958643