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		______ on July 3, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google Shutdowns Continue: iGoogle, Google Video, ... "The service dates back to a time when homepage portals were people’s entry points to the Internet." In many parts of the world, portals are still hugely important... Yahoo is #1 in Japan, for example.

jefftk on July 3, 2012 | [–]

Though Yahoo Japan is backed by Google: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/28/technology/28yahoo.html

bztzt on July 4, 2012 | [–]

This doesn't negate your point, but Yahoo Japan is a different company from Yahoo (which owns about a 30% stake in it).

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