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Yahoo! JAPAN is the leading portal site in Japan, offering a variety of services such as news, search, mail, shopping, and entertainment. Visit Yahoo! JAPAN and discover the latest trends and topics in Japan and the world.
Yahoo! Japan (ヤフー, Yafū) is a Japanese web portal. Its search engine was the most-visited website in Japan, nearing monopolistic status. [1] According to The Japan Times, as of 2012, Yahoo Japan had a footprint on the internet market in Japan. In terms of use as a search engine, however, it has never surpassed Google.
- January 11, 1996; 27 years ago
- SoftBank Group
- Masayoshi Son (Chairman), Manabu Miyasaka (President and CEO)
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Yahoo Japan and Line set to merge. The deal would combine Japan's largest messaging service with its largest search engine.
Yahoo! and SoftBank formed Yahoo! Japan in January 1996 to establish the first web portal in Japan. Yahoo! Japan went live on April 1, 1996. Yahoo! Japan was listed on JASDAQ in November 1997. In January 2000, it became the first stock in Japanese history to trade for more than ¥100 million per share.
Apr 1, 2013 · Japanese economy shrinks amid weak consumer spending. Today's news and latest trends in Japan. The country's public broadcaster provides articles, analysis, feature videos, and more.