Sony Computer Entertainment Japan today announced that the Japanese userbase of its online PlayStation Network service topped one million accounts, as of May 26.

At least 400,000 users in the region access the PS Store each month, according to internal data. That’s close to one-fifth of the entire PS3 install base in Japan.

PLAYSTATION Network Announcement [SCEJ]

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