Having lived there for 10yrs and having fluency of their language, I can safely say that the digital gold concept would indeed go over very well in Japan.
The only thing is, the Japanese (as a people) are reluctant to change unless introduced to that change by a trusted party. They only trust those that can speak to them. Also, certain key players would need to be put in place to proliferate the idea; meaning a fluent speaker making a trip there and/or certain key contacts being made there. e-gold itself would be HEAVILY adapted, (as there is very little trust in the Japanese banking system from the indigent public, right now due to all the bad loans), IF and ONLY IF the convenience factor was enhanced a bit more. Meaning, making it easily accessible to the potential users. A Japan based exchange provider (with either branches or the ability to be mobile within the country) would prove to produce a significant ROI within its first year of operations. I say all this because some of you guys seem to be in a financial position to make something like this happen. I can tell you from experience that unless someone BRINGS it to them, they're not going to adopt it anytime soon. The Japanese HAVE the technology, but they are still a VERY hands on type of society. The average citizen has still not fully adopted the Internet as an everyday tool; although many have computers. They use them more as "tools" or "when needed". This is based on the last time I was there in Osaka; which was a mere 3yrs ago. In my opinion, the Kansai area... Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and Nagoya... would be the best places to start as these are the "kane moke" (or 'making money') capitals of the country. The people in these areas are more interested in how to maximize their financial situations through creative thinking. Such a project; if aggresively pursued; would see fruition within 6mths to a year. The initial cost would be significant but the ROI would be phenomenal; to say the least. ~tecHead --- You are currently subscribed to e-gold-list as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use e-gold's Secure Randomized Keyboard (SRK) when accessing your e-gold account(s) via the web and shopping cart interfaces to help thwart keystroke loggers and common viruses.
