comScore releases top Japanese Web rankings for August

Mizuho Financial Group, which has continued to see increases over the past several months, was the second fastest growing site with a 30-percent increase to 2.3 million visitors, followed by OKWave.JP, which rose 28 percent to 2.5 million visitors.

"Both baseball and soccer are reaching key points in their seasons, and along with the interest in the Yokozuna scandal in Sumo Wrestling, it is not surprising that sports news sites had such a presence in this month's rankings," continued Mr. Sato. "The Internet gives people the ability to easily follow their favorite teams and players, both here and abroad."