The Japanese computer animated film Planzet takes place in 2053.

While Japanese computers were hardly a factor in the boom years, they were to become a major force in the 1980s.

Year-over-year production of Japanese personal computers, mobile telephones and other telecommunications products has increased rapidly since the industry emerged from recession in 1994.

But Japanese computers use two bytes for each character, to allow for enough combinations to represent all the kanji.

Parametrons were used in early Japanese computers from 1954 through the early 1960s.

American industry would purchase Japanese computers and use them to boost productivity.

Between 1975 and 1980 annual production of Japanese computer manufacturers increased by 139 per cent to $4700 million (1293 billion Yen).

We doubted that most Soviet plants had American and Japanese computers for advanced design.

Following its 1983 release, the game was ported to various Japanese personal computers.

"Unfortunately, the sentiment against buying Japanese computers is still there."