Japan is the most advanced country in the world when it comes to the mobile web. Since 2006 more people have been accessing the web through cell phones than through computers. But that doesn't necessarily mean that we will adapt every new development in the UK/Europe. Why? Japan is like a special ecosystem with break troughs fit to their culture`s standards, not Western ones (Galapagos syndrome).
Even when they have übercool phones like these:
The Iphone 3GS still managed to become the number one best-selling handset in Japan for the month of July 2009. This is true for many of the Japanese innovations, they are just to different from ours to succeed in our Western culture.
China on the other hand is is often looked upon as the mass manufacturer of the world, but recently they are also heading down the road of innovation. Did you now that BYD, a Chinese battery manufacturer is the first company in the world to start selling mass-produced electric cars?
The Chinese have a reputation as very good imitators of Western brands. At the moment this is also the case for internet companies. Baidu, a Google clone, for example is the leading search engine in China.
But the Chinese also managed to innovate with companies like Alibaba.com (the largest b2b marketplace in the world). It is just a matter of time to see more Chinese internet start-ups/brands to become successful in the western world.
Bottom line: Don’t think that that China is just a manufacturing country and keep an eye on how they are starting to move away from emulation to innovation...
As I'm not a native English speaker, you will undoubtedly find a couple of shameful grammar/spelling mistakes. My apologies.
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