From 1993 to 1996, he went on a writing-strike to protest the excessive, self-imposed restraint of Japanese publishers.

Several Japanese publishers are producing such programming, complete with commercials, but so far quality is unimpressive.

Soensha, a Japanese publisher, plans on publishing a Japanese edition of the book.

As an extra incentive to buy their books, Japanese publishers will offer an outstanding guarantee.

The tabloid-size paper was a joint venture of the Japanese publisher and a British brokerage.

However, this view is not necessarily shared among the industry, as some Japanese publishers have threatened scanlation groups with legal action.

Japanese publishers are also blessed with a public that is almost 100 percent literate.

The unknowns and difficulties of dealing with Japanese publishers led that first attempt to fail.

And the Japanese publisher had seen to it that the one expression that might really have upset people here had been carefully edited out.

Microsoft has forged partnerships of its own with more than 90 Japanese publishers, but still faces an uphill battle.