This may be some help in the battle against OOXML:

1st Asian Nation to Adopt Open Software Standards

"Japan has adopted a policy under which government ministries and agencies will solicit bids from software vendors whose products support internationally recognized open standards and thus becomes the first country in Asia to embrace the open software Standards, The OpenDocument Format Alliance (ODF Alliance) says in a press release (PDF).

Full story at: http://www.linuxlookup.com/2007/jul/13/1st_asian_nation_to_adopt_open_softwa...

-- Raju