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YAHOO JAPAN

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 8, 2016
Verizon said to plan bid for Yahoo as Google weighs offer
Verizon Communications Inc. plans to make a first-round bid for Yahoo Inc.'s Web business next week, and is willing to acquire the company's Yahoo Japan Corp. stake to help sweeten the offer, according to people familiar with the matter.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 16, 2015
Yahoo Japan agrees to buy travel site Ikyu for ¥100 billion
Yahoo Japan Corp. has agreed to acquire Ikyu Corp. for as much as ¥100.2 billion, using its biggest-ever deal to bolster its online travel business.
JAPAN
Oct 28, 2015
Yahoo Japan and Dentsu to launch auction-based fundraising service
Yahoo Japan Corp. and major advertising agency Dentsu Inc. will launch a new fundraising service in November, aimed at helping projects raise cash through the sale of used items.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / ADVANCES IN PROGRESS
Jul 13, 2015
Major players are bringing voice assistant tech to the fore
In sci-fi movies, it's common to see a character having spontaneous conversations with robots and humanoids, like C-3PO of "Star Wars" fame.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / Q&A
Dec 9, 2014
'Right to be forgotten' on the Internet gains traction in Japan
The Internet has made fact-checking easy and people routinely use it for this end, for example, to Google client names and personal backgrounds before their first business meeting, or to take a quick glance at a potential new hire's reputation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 27, 2014
DeNA and Yahoo Japan turn to DNA analysis
Genomics has been progressing at an impressive pace in recent years, inspiring expectations that it will someday become an essential part of medical care.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 17, 2014
Ymobile touts simplicity, low fees in smartphone war
New mobile phone entrant Ymobile Corp. unveiled monthly fixed-price service plans Thursday that include voice calling and Internet access to woo newcomers to smartphones with simpler and cheaper contracts.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 17, 2014
Yahoo launches online death-planning service
The Internet has made it easier to plan everything from travel and weddings to careers. Now it is helping people prepare for what they may be the most reluctant to face: death.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 9, 2014
Yahoo cyberattacks reveal gaping holes in Japan Inc.'s hacking shield
Shortly after the alert sounded at 9:10 p.m., Yahoo Japan Corp.'s risk team knew it had a problem. More than 20 million usernames and passwords belonging to its customers were being dumped into a file, primed to be stolen.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 19, 2014
Yahoo won't buy EAccess
Yahoo Japan cancels a controversial plan to acquire eAccess from parent SoftBank after deciding the two can better achieve their goals separately while cooperating in other ways.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 21, 2013
Shift to mobile services to up ad growth: Yahoo Japan
Yahoo Japan Corp. expects economic growth and a consumer shift to mobile services to spur revenue gains as it targets advertising growth of at least 10 percent.

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