Japan e-Business Assc. Blames Court For Rejecting Online Drag Sales
Posted on March 31st, 2010 by Masaru IKEDA
Online drag retailers Kenko.com in Tokyo and Wellnet[J] in Yokohama have sued Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare for seeking to lift the ban on online drag sales, and Tokyo District Court[J] dismissed the suit on Tuesday. Japan e-Business Association[J], consisting of e-commerce giants such as Rakuten and Yahoo Japan, announced a comment blaming the court for the judgment today.
Mr. Genri Goto, Kenko.com CEO made a press briefing and declared the intention that they would take the appeal to a higher court.
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Author Information Masaru IKEDA has co-founded several system integration companies and consulting firms in Tokyo. He has been contributing serial columns to nationwide newspapers and IT periodicals, also he's currently serving as tech consultant for several web companies. His biography is here. His private blog is here. 
