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Amazon, Google win Japan government cloud contract

Deal gives US groups a foothold in market dominated by local vendors

Japan's recently launched Digital Agency has picked Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud Platform as the first service providers for its nationwide cloud computing project. (Source photos by Jiji, Reuters and Getty Images)

TOKYO -- Japan's Digital Agency has picked Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud Platform as the first service providers for its nationwide cloud computing project, giving the U.S. tech groups a foothold in an industry dominated by domestic service providers.

The two services were chosen because they met about 350 requirements across security, data management and legal issues, among others, a Digital Agency official said on Tuesday. They will initially be used to run the agency's website, as well as by eight municipalities on a trial basis.

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