Japan, the country's leading portal, remains in the clear. Inc. and Softbank, was not able to comment on its expected revenue performance. Japan should still grow 15 percent quarter on quarter. We can't compare the two companies even though they have the same name. They have different macro environments.
Analysts assert that the Japan online advertising market differs tremendously from the U.S. market.
However, Deutsche Bank vice president Hideki Goto says that the grim portrait for the new media sector in the U.S. can have an impact on the Japan market as well. The TV ad market is expanding and is very, very strong. But Internet advertising is not growing as fast. Japan, which started operations in April 1997, has been continually profitable since July 1997. Japan in the mean time.