Yahoo Japan just announced the opening of the so-called Yahoo Japan Application Platform (YAP). The company is asking third-party developers to provide applications, which could be anything from games to productivity apps. For Yahoo Japan, the app section means a new revenue stream, as the apps can...
Japanese FTC Greenlights Yahoo Japan/Google Japan Search Deal
Good news for Yahoo Japan and Google Japan: The country’s Fair Trade Commission gave the green light to a proposed cooperation between Yahoo Japan and Google, stating that the deal wouldn’t “immediately” violate antitrust rules. In July this year, Yahoo Japan announced it...
My answer on Quora to: “Is there a Japanese equivalent to Yelp?”
As food and cuisine play an important part in Japanese culture and everyday life, there are many sites that resemble Yelp over here. According to a study by Nielsen NetRatings Japan from February 2010, the biggest, in terms of reach, is Tabelog () with 12.4%. Right behind that site is Gourmet...
My answer on Quora to “What are the most popular online portals in Japan?”
Traffic-wise, Yahoo Japan is not only Japan’s most popular online portal but the country’s biggest web site. Other popular portals include Livedoor, Goo, MSN, Nifty, Biglobe, Infoseek and Excite. Much like in other parts of Asia, portals are more popular destinations for web users than...
Yahoo Japan Inks Deal With Google Japan
No deal with Bing Japan: Japan’s largest website and search engine, Yahoo Japan, decided to collaborate with Google Japan today: The spectactular search deal Microsoft and Yahoo struck last summer doesn’t extend to all country markets. In Japan, Yahoo search will be powered by Google in the...
For Online Shopping: Yahoo Japan And Taobao Ink Deal
Shake-up in Asia’s e-commerce world today: Yahoo Japan and China’s Taobao, have inked deal under which both services will link their shopping sites, allowing Chinese users to shop on Yahoo Japan and Japanese users to do the same on Taobao: Yahoo Japan (Japan’s biggest website) and...