Microsoft’s Surface Headed to Japan

Surface RT, the consumer version of Microsoft’s new tablet, is headed to another important market. After debuting the RT in the U.S., Canada and a few other countries last fall, Microsoft is preparing to release the device in Japan — perhaps as early as next month. Sources close to Microsoft tell the Nikkei that Microsoft intends to bring Surface RT to Japan in March, a move that will pit the Microsoft-designed device against competing offerings from local manufacturing partners like Sony and Fujitsu.