Globalization Insider

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E-Commerce Japanese Style (premium) • Dr. Minako O’Hagan, Communications Consultant
Director’s letter (premium) • Michael Anobile
LISA Profiles: Alex Pressman • Alex Pressman
In Memoriam: Gerd Janssen
Web Globalization: Bonding from the Core (premium) • Edie Petrachi, Lionbridge Technologies, Inc.
Globalization and E-Transformation (premium) • Benjamin B. Sargent, iXL Inc.
Money Talks (premium) • John Freivalds, Managing Director of JFA
The ELRA/ELDA Language Resource Survey • Jeffrey Allen - Technical Director, European Language Resources Association (ELRA) & European Language Resources Distribution Agency (ELDA)
Language and the Internet (premium) • Alastair Lindsay, Worldlingo.com
Doing Business in a Global World (premium) • Deborah Fry, Fry & Bonthrone Partnerschaft

E-Commerce Japanese Style

and the Implications for Localization

Dr. Minako O’Hagan, Communications Consultant

According to a 1999 Communications White Paper from the Japanese Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (MPT) [1] and a number of other recent studies, Japanese e-commerce is moving into a growth phase after a sluggish start and is showing signs of following its own course in certain aspects. Based on the White Paper and featuring an examination of recent e-commerce developments in Japan, this article attempts to paint a picture of this growing Japanese sector and seeks to examine its implications for the localization industry.

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