by John Boyd

Software Development in China
China's quickly maturing software development industry represents a potential solution for Japan's growing programmer shortage. But if Japanese firms continue to stick with their traditional, outdated management style, China could also represent a serious software market threat.

by Noriko Takezaki

A Seven-Step Guide to Staying in Control
Even industry giants like Microsoft turn to outsourcing to meet their cyclic software localization needs. But without proper planning and management, your localization project can become a general headache. These seven basic steps can help keep things on track and within budget.

by Dick Weisinger

LISA: A Change Agent for Localization
In June, the Swiss-based Localisation Industry Standards Association (LISA) will hold its first Forum in Japan. We talk with LISA director Michael Anobile about today's major localization issues and his aims for this spring's LISA Forum Japan.

by Wm. Auckerman

CEing is Believing for Handheld PCs
On the same day that Microsoft announced market release of Japanese Windows CE 2.0 , several makers unveiled their plans to incorporate it into new-model handheld products. We take a look at the first three CE 2.0 handhelds to hit the market.

by Kenji Maruo

Editor's Page

What the Japanese Are Reading
A glance inside some Japanese computer magazines

by Yuh Nagano

Industry News
Current Japanese IT market news and views

The Query Column
Phillips Code: the answer to easier text input?

by Thomas Caldwell

The Digital Forest
Internet stocks -- a survey of the marketscape

by Forest Linton

In My Opinion
Band-X: an online market for buying and selling bandwidth

by Tim Romero

Newsbriefs
A quick look at who's doing what, and with whom

Product Profiles
What's new on the Japanese market?

Industry Eye
Translating mind share into market share

by John Boyd