Yahoo Japan said Tuesday morning that it will use Google’s search engine and ad delivery system and provide Google with its data, according to a Reuters report out of Tokyo. Yahoo Japan, the country’s biggest Internet portal, is owned in part by Yahoo Inc. in the U.S.
The news is especially noteworthy because U.S.-based Yahoo Inc. has partnered with Microsoft for search.
Yahoo Japan said its deal with Google will not impact the partnership it has with its U.S. counterpart or the investment that Yahoo U.S. has in Yahoo Japan. If you read Japanese, check the blog post on Google’s Japan blog. (ZDNet)