SEO for Multiligual SEs

[materialpleasures]

Hi all,

Has anyone done any research into Multiligual SEO for Foreign (not US) Search Engines?

I know most of us get some non-US traffic, but those are people searching on English SEs.

What about Google Japan, for example? I understand you need one page translated in the language with meta tags and keywords (or characters).

What international markets do you think would be best to tap into? I have Japanese customers, so that would be a given. Hispanic? German? Hindu? Arabic? French? China is considered an emerging market, but I am not sure I would consider them in the forefront for purchasing antiques.

So you see, it's not just an economics/population/internet useage...it's also trying to analyze the demand for my niche internationally.

Any insight is appreciated.

Thanks,
Dana