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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 Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Dec 10, 2015
Yahoo weighs spinoff of Web units, not ditching Alibaba stake
Yahoo Inc. is changing course. Again.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Dec 8, 2015
The $8.6 billion Yahoo dilemma facing Japan's second-richest man
Masayoshi Son has a $8.6 billion dilemma on his hands.
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
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Oct 3, 2015
Stop the presses, Yahoo News is on a roll
The Yomiuri Shimbun boasts that it is the most-read newspaper in the world owing to a "certified" daily circulation that tops 9.2 million. The Wall Street Journal, a truly international newspaper, reports daily circulation of about 1.5 million.
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
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 22, 2015
Yahoo weighs options for Japan stake; revenue misses estimates
Yahoo! Inc. CEO Marissa Mayer outlined plans to explore options for the company's stake in its Japanese unit, heartening investors dismayed by another report showing disappointing sales and profit.
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
May 2, 2014
Y!mobile to target smartphone users
Yahoo Japan prepares to launch a cellphone carrier in June that could pit it against parent SoftBank in the hunt for smartphone users.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 31, 2013
NSA hacking into, stealing from Yahoo, Google data centers worldwide
The National Security Agency has secretly broken into the main communications links that connect Yahoo and Google data centers around the world, according to documents obtained from former NSA contractor Edward Snowden and interviews with knowledgeable officials.

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