American filmmaker Woody Allen once said, “I’m amazed by people who want to know the universe, when it’s hard enough to find your way around Chinatown.” The reference to New York City’s downtown area aside, parallels between this statement and the ink markets in Asia are strong. It’s tough to know the whole, because there are so many things to take into account. Ask what’s going on in Asia, and you’ll get several different responses, depending on who you ask and where you are. Japan, Taiwan, I...