美日电子商务发展比较

A Comparative Study of the e-Commerce Development between American and Japan

美日在IT领域的发展差距体现在很多方面,电子商务是其中之一。本文比较分析了美日电子商务的规模,总结了美日发展电子商务的不同特征,并指出至少在目前,电子商务在日本具有较强的工具性和一定的封闭性,而美国的电子商务发展更能满足电子商务的本质要求。文中还探讨了造成美日之间这一发展差距的原因,及今后可能推动日本电子商务发展的有利条件。

The development difference between American and Japan inIT embodies many aspects, and the e-commerce is one of them. Thisarticle compares and analyzes the scale of the e-commerce in Americanand Japan. It summarizes the different characteristics between the e-commerce developments in American and Japan. And, it concludes thatat present the e-commerce in Japan is only a tool to be used and it is notopen totally, but the e-commerce development in American can bettermeet the essential requirements of e-commerce. The article also discussesthe reasons that lead to the development difference between Americanand Japan, and the advantageous conditions that can promote the e-commerce development in Japan in future.