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                                                                   Exhibit 10.31

  (TRANSLATION)

                                LOAN AGREEMENT

  (for the bank's use)
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  Branch Office            Client No.              Transaction No.
  No.469                   3441544                 0000258
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                                                        Date:  December 11, 2000

  To: The Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi, Ltd.

            Address: Imperial Bldg. 5-3-2 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku.
                     Tokyo 160-0023
             Debtor: Exodus Communications, K. K.

             Address:
             Joint Surety: _______________________________

             Address:
             Joint Surety: _______________________________


      The debtor shall enter into this Loan Agreement as follows, upon approval
  of each of the terms and conditions of Agreement on Bank Transaction
  separately submitted.

  Article 1  (Loan)

      The debtor loaned money from your Bank in accordance with the following
  terms and conditions.

  1. Amount of Loan:   (Yen)1,000,000,000 yen
     (attach (Yen) mark at the head of the amount)

  2. Use of Fund:  Facilities

  3. Interest Rate:  1.85% % per annum
     (to be prorated per diem on a 365-day year basis)
     Percentage of Damages [late penalty]: 14% per annum

  4. Guarantee by Credit Guarantee Association

   ________________ Credit Guarantee Association
   Guarantee No. _____________
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  5. Manner of Repayment:

  (1)  Initial repayment and final repayment shall be made as follows.

       Initial repayment: March 11, 2002   (Yen)125,000,000.
       Final repayment:  Dec. 11, 2004     (Yen)125,000,000.

  (2)  Repayment from the second time onward (excluding final repayment) shall
       be made as follows.

       From June 2002 to September 2003, at 3 month intervals
       a payment of (Yen)125,000,000 shall be made.

  (3)  The date for each repayment set forth in (2) hereof shall be _11th of the
       month.

  (4)  In the case when the repayment date for (1) and (2) above falls on a
       public holiday, the immediately succeeding business day shall be the date
       of repayment.

       (Delete unnecessary item.)
       (i)   the business day immediately preceding the public holiday

       (ii)  the business day immediately succeeding the public holiday

       (iii) the business day immediately succeeding the public holiday
             (however, in the case when such date is in the succeeding month,
             the business day immediately preceding the public holiday)

  6.  Manner of Payment of Interest:

  (1) Interest payment date shall be the date of borrowing and the day
      corresponding to the date set forth in (3) of the preceding Item in every
      3rd month, and the interest covering the period from the date of borrowing
      (for the second payment and onward, the immediately succeeding day of each
      interest payment date) to the next interest payment date (for the last
      payment, the due date of the last repayment) shall be paid in advance.

  (2) In the case when each interest payment date falls on a public holiday,
      (4) of the preceding Item 5. shall apply.

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  7.  Deposit Account for Repayment:

      Shinjuku Chuo Branch of your Bank
      Current / Ordinary
      Account No.:  3441544
      Name of holder of account: Debtor

  Article 2  (Partially Accelerated Repayment)
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    In the case when the debtor makes partially accelerated repayment, it shall
  thereafter make repayment in accordance with the preceding Article, unless any
  statement is made specifically, and accelerate the due date of final
  repayment.

  Article 3  (Concurrent Use and Omission of Promissory Notes)

  (1) The debtor shall issue the promissory notes in the amount and with the due
  date designated by your Bank with respect to the amount of loan set forth in
  Article 1 hereof, and deposit the same with your Bank and thereafter shall
  renew and continue the same in the same manner until the due date of the final
  repayment.

  (2) The debtor may omit to deposit the promissory notes set forth in the
  preceding Paragraph, if it obtained approval of your Bank; provided, however,
  that, if requested by your Bank at a later date, the debtor shall forthwith
  perform the provisions of the preceding Paragraph and deposit the promissory
  notes with your Bank.

  Article 4  (Debit of Principal, Etc., from Deposit Account)

  (A) Regarding the amount of principal payable by the debtor, the amount of
  repayment shall be debited from the deposit account for repayment set forth in
  Article 1, Item 7 on the agreed repayment date, and the same shall be
  appropriated to payment.

  (1) In the handling of principal, submission of checks or the bank book of
  ordinary deposit or general account and repayment bill shall be omitted,
  regardless of the ordinary deposit provisions and general account transaction
  provisions.

  (2) In the case when the fund for payment in the deposit account for repayment
  falls short of the amount of payment on the date of repayment, your Bank may
  transact in the same manner at all times, after such amount in the deposit
  account for repayment reached such amount of payment thereafter.

  (B) Interests, damages, or various deduction amounts in connection with this
  loan may be debited from the deposit account for repayment in accordance with
  (A) of this Article.

  (C) If not in accordance with the methods set forth in (A) and (B) above,
  transactions shall be made in accordance with the directions of your Bank.

  Article 5  (Expenses)

  The debtor shall bear any and all expenses regarding preparation of this
  instrument or the instrument set forth in Article 7 hereof, and disposal of
  collateral and any other expenses regarding this agreement.

  Article 6  (Guarantee)
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  (1) The guarantor shall be responsible for guarantee of any and all
  obligations borne by the debtor under this agreement jointly with the debtor
  and severally, and performance thereof shall be made in accordance with the
  agreement on bank transactions submitted separately by the debtor and this
  agreement.

  (2) The guarantor shall not make any claims for discharge even in the case
  when the collateral or any other guarantee is changed or terminated for the
  convenience of your Bank.

  (3) The guarantor shall not set off any obligations against the debtor's
  deposit with your Bank or against any other claims.

  (4) In the case when the guarantor performed these obligations of guarantee,
  any rights acquired from your Bank by subrogation shall not be exercised while
  the transactions between the debtor and your Bank is in continuation, unless
  consent of your Bank is obtained.  If requested by your Bank, such right or
  priority shall be assigned to your Bank without any charge.

  (5) In the case when the guarantor gives any guarantee other than this
  guarantee or intends to give any guarantee in the future regarding the
  obligations of the debtor against your Bank, the aggregate amount of guarantee
  shall be the total of these guarantees, and no other guarantee shall be
  affected by this guarantee.

  Article 7  (Preparation of Notarial Deed)

      If requested by your Bank, the debtor and the guarantor shall forthwith
  carry out the procedures necessary for preparation of a notarial deed which
  authorizes compulsory execution of the obligations under this agreement.

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  (Special Agreement)
  [seal]

      During the period of the loan, the borrower agrees to the following for
  each financial period close. In the event that the following condition is not
  met, based on good faith mutual agreement between the Borrower and the Bank,
  the bank shall have the right to review the repayment conditions from that
  point forward.

  Condition:

  Total liabilities of the borrower excluding debt to the parent company and its
  consolidated subsidiaries which are substantially controlled by the parent
  company must not exceed total assets of the borrower.

  (Note)
  Interest shall be calculated in the following formula, even in the case of a
  leap year.
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  Principal (interest accrues for each 100 yen) x number of days x interest rate
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  per annum
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                                      365

  = Interest (amount less than 1 yen to be disregarded)