Japan is the real deal.
All that helped to make Yahoo Japan the top-performing Internet company on the Info Tech 100 this year, taking the No. 15 spot overall. Like its U.S. affiliate, Yahoo Japan has worked hard to make its name synonymous with the Net. They are virtually alone,'' says Jean-Pascal Rolandez, head of research at BNP Paribas Group in Tokyo. That's double what Goo, the second-largest portal in Japan, charges. Yet the higher fees aren't scaring away customers.