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?
EDIT: relevant links... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_and_technology_in_Japan
http://www.economist.com/node/18958643