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(From The Jakarta Post)

Lately, the Japanese have been worrying about the future of their nation. The reason? Their youths spend their time on the subway playing digital games.

In the past, the youngsters would spend time reading books. Today, their eyes are fixed to the display screens of their cellular phones or PDAs.

In South Korea, Internet cafes have to be patrolled by the authorities. Otherwise, youths less than 18 years old would stay up until the morning playing endless computer games. But at least in Korea, game development has grown into a giant industry, earning the country a huge amount of foreign exchange.

Up north in China, the same industry is currently enjoying a boom period. The All China Sports Federation, as reported by www.china.org , has officially …