Large numbers of firms use social media for various business activities. Japanese firms, however, still less use it. This paper aims to clarify how social media is effective for business activities of Japanese firms. For this purpose, the followings are cleared: (i) whether social media use is...

Objectives: Currently it is said that investment in broadband deployment has already reached a ceiling (Atkinson, Noam, Shultz; 2010). However, the average diffusion rate of OECD is about 60%, and policy measures are required for further deployment including the National Broadband Plan of the...

Information technology has become a constant presence in contemporary life, infiltrating community, business and state affairs. This book discusses the uses and problems of IT in both developing and advanced countries, focusing on the ways in which IT changes society without neglecting the...

Japan has taken a worldwide lead in FTTH, with 15 million subscribers at the end of 2008. Japan has been the first country to experience this transformation. This paper analyzes the factors facilitating Japanese FTTH. Factors promoting Japanese broadband can be summarized as follows: (1)...

The Japanese mobile market has recently shown a remarkable growth in the last decade, with more than 106.2 million 3G (3rd Generation, or W-CDMA) subscribers and 4.4 million 2G (2nd Generation, or PDC) as of December 2009. This paper attempts to analyze factors promoting Japanese mobile phone,...

This study is to analyze innovation in the framework of the “ICT (Information and Communications Technology) ecosystem." Introduction: Internal capability is an essential basis for firms to create innovation which is defined as an integrated ability including technology, human resources,...

This lucid and informative book analyzes the problem of clusters in transition through studies of agglomerations at different stages of development in various East Asian countries.

This book, a collaborative effort by researchers from Japan, Italy and the USA, seeks to explore the reasons for industrial clustering in certain regions of Asia, Europe and North America. The studies presented illustrate real examples of industrial clusters, adding anecdotal evidence to the...