Because they have yet to pass national legislation protecting the chiropractic profession, Japanese DCs are in a similar situation that U.S. DCs faced. We were fortunate enough to be able to pass chiropractic licensure state by state. The DCs in Japan must accomplish this nationally, which has proved to be an extremely difficult task. And in spite of their efforts, Japanese DCs are currently faced with two chiropractic professions.
Internet Commerce on the Rise
A study released by the International Data Corporation finds that revenue generated from e-commerce (financial transactions that take place over the Internet) is expected to reach $400 billion by the year 2002.
IDC predicts the number of computer users who will purchase goods and services on line will rise dramatically, from 18 million in 1997 to 128 million in 2002. IDC also predicts that there will be 320 million people on the Net the end of 2002.
Reference
E-commerce to hit $400 billion. C/Net News ([url=http://www.news.com]http://www.news.com[/url]), August 17, 1998.