(keitai-l) Japanese Kaitai producers poor global strategy

By reading the last sale data of global handsets sales is
clear that Korea is performing much better than Japan
in selling handsets outside its local market:

http://www3.gartner.com/5_about/press_releases/pr8dec2003c.jsp

Why japanese manufactures have such a poor strategy that after so
many years their only significant presence in the european market
is due to the partnership with Ericsson?

I wonder if the midlle-term with global standards becaming more 
important
global innovation will be driven not by Japanese manufacturers but by 
Koreans.

The recently launched european i-mode phone are quiet dissapointing,
one generation behind what the market (Korea) is offering.

Giovanni Bertani
Mobile Vas Consultant