Become Japan’s Entering the Japanese Online Shopping Space

[David_M]

Become Japan’s CEO Masahiro Ueno Talks Entering the Japanese Online Shopping Space

[searchenginejournal.com...]

The Japanese mostly rely on directory services rather than product research and comparison shopping. We see the opportunity to convert users to a more robust shopping experience by using a site like Become Japan. We are also looking at extending our product to mobile services when we roll-out the comparison shopping service in early 2007.

[bill]

become Japan needs to do some serious publicity in Japan. They don't register at all with the average Japanese net surfer. They really need to get this shopping comparison engine off the ground or nobody will take them seriously.

• Become.com heading for Japan [webmasterworld.com]
  

[David_M]

If its profitable in the US, I would expect froogle to be entering Japan soon too.

An old player in the comparison shopping game is Kakaku.com
In addition to products they also do comparisons and reviews on loans, mobile phone plans, hotels and travel, and more.