TokyoMango reported Second Life opened Japanese version beta test on March 15, 2007.

Big news for Japan-based MMORPG-ers: The Japanese version of Second Life is about to launch! You can sign up for the beta version now.

Did I ever tell you about the month I spent in Second Life on assignment for Wired? It was crazy! I got so many wildly inappropriate sexual messages from online weirdos, befriended former sex workers who know run escort services online, people who left their real life husbands for their second life husbands, and some dude who called himself Dr. something-or-the-other, a self-proclaimed sexual harassment specialist. And I got paid by the hour to do this.

Second Life is a 3-D virtual world entirely built and owned by its residents. Since opening to the public in 2003, it has grown explosively and today is inhabited by nearly 100,000 people from around the globe.

From the moment you enter the World you will discover a vast digital continent, teeming with people, entertainment, experiences and opportunity. Once you`ve explored a bit, perhaps you will find a perfect parcel of land to build your house or business.

You`ll also be surrounded by the Creations of your fellow residents. Because residents retain the rights to their digital creations, they can buy, sell and trade with other residents.The Marketplace currently supports millions of US dollars in monthly transactions. This commerce is handled with the in-world currency, the Linden dollar, which can be converted to US dollars at several thriving online currency exchanges.