In July, I reported that Yahoo! Japan and LINE would merge into one company. Today, the official announcement came from LINE. “LINE Corporation and Yahoo Japan Corporation will integrate into a single company as of October 1, 2023, becoming LY Corporation. With this reorganization, the name of the provide of[…]
Yahoo! Japan sent out a notification email to the users that their services won’t be accessible in EEA and UK after 11 am, April 6, 2022, Japan time. They also said that Yahoo! Mail, Yahoo! Card, and ebookjapan services will be available after April 6 with limited functionalities. They advise[…]
When we talk about the International SEO, often times, we do that under the assumption of everyone having the basic SEO knowledge and skill sets. People seem to feel more comfortable working on the European websites, especially the Western European sites. Interestingly, many of them seem to be unsure about[…]
Every year, both Google Japan and Yahoo Japan announce the top Japanese search terms of the year. As always, the search terms reflect the popular trend and major events in culture, politics, life, etc., in Japan. Below, you find some of the top search terms made the list in 2017.[…]
People’s search behavior can change over time. Yahoo Japan dominated the search engine market in Japan for years, but now its organic search results are powered by Google Japan. The market share of Google Japan itself has increased over time, too. (One research shows that Google Japan now has 60%+[…]