THE JAPANESE-AMERICAN HANDSHAKE:THEINTERNET DIMENSION

摘要

As the world begins the 21st century, Japan and the U.S. are positioning for continuous economicrnsuccess and technological prowess as new Internet technologies, IT advances, broadbandrndevelopments, large-scale communications infrastructure investments, mobilerntelecommunications, language technologies, and electronic commerce expansion occurs withrngovernment support from both countries. Corporations on both sides of the Pacific will soon bernable to penetrate markets once thought culturally and geographically impregnable, utilizingrnthe latest language facilitators, purchasing platforms, and online business strategies. ThernInternet is freeing office-bound workers in both countries from the drudgery of daily commutesrnto and from work with evolving and practical new telework arrangements. Undoubtedly, thernU.S. and Japan are leading the world into the Internet Age, pushing the frontiers of cyberspacerninto uncharted territory. Unexpected and new business opportunities abound for thosernenterprising Japanese and U.S. corporations that intelligently take advantage of the Internetrnand its treasures.