TOKYO -- Japan slid to a new low in an annual digital competitiveness ranking released Thursday, underscoring the nation's struggle to nurture talent and fund technological advances.
Tokyo, just ahead of Malaysia, falls further behind South Korea, Taiwan and China

A lack of talent and funding to advance technology have sent Japan sliding in an annual digital competitiveness ranking. (Photo by Kosaku Mimura)
TOKYO -- Japan slid to a new low in an annual digital competitiveness ranking released Thursday, underscoring the nation's struggle to nurture talent and fund technological advances.