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To: Glenn D. Rudolph who wrote (66011)	7/1/1999 10:06:00 PM
From: Sam Sara	Respond to of 164684

From StreetAdvisor: StreetAdvisor.com has learned that Amazon.com will soon launch its service in Japan. This information comes from a reliable source working with Amazon.com on the logistics of setting up Amazon's distribution in Japan. Besides the United States, Amazon.com currently offers its service in England and Germany. Logistically and technologically, a Japanese service makes sense. Japan is one of the second most wired nation in the world, has the world's second largest GDP, and a very dense population. All this means that Amazon.com will have a large addressable user base, avoid large capital expenditures due to the tight geography, and be able to sell everything from books to electronics to the wired nation. It is unclear if Amazon's jump into Japan will be part of a Softbank alliance. Softbank owns large stakes in Yahoo, E*Trade, and countless other online properties, and is based in Japan. An alliance would make sense, as it would give Amazon reach with the Yahoo Japan portal and cultural expertise. More on this story as it develops... streetadvisor.com