iPad App Store Goes Live Internationally
As noted [Google translation] by German site Macerkopf.de and expanded upon by Engadget, Apple has begun activating international iPad App Stores ahead of the device's launch in those countries: Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japa...
http://www.macrumors.com/2010/05/20/ipad-app-store-goes-live-internationally/