With Softbank president's "Go" sign for bing-Yahoo alliance, Yahoo could further expand the market share in Japan with bing's pillar search services, which are all popular among Japanese search users.
Microsoft announced it's offer to acquire Yahoo for $31/share, which is more than 60% higher than Yahoo's current traded price. Yahoo shows their willingness to consider the offer. If MSN and Yahoo come to the agreement, we may see new search engine-portal site later this year.