Howard Rheingold, the author of Smart Mobs didn't attend the International Moblogging Conference in Tokyo, instead he wrote the following article:
Moblogs Seen as a Crystal Ball for a New Era in Online Journalism

Moblogging is at a convergence of technical capabilities with the insatiable human thirst for new ways to learn, create, and communicate, and the political necessity for a truly effective peer-to-peer journalism as a counter to "disinfotainment" cartels.

See also: Conference Panelists See Bright Future for Mobile Publishing