Yahoo Auctions in Japan
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Case Details:
Case Code : BSTR309
Case Length : 17 Pages
Period : 1999-2008
Organization : Yahoo
Pub Date : 2009
Teaching Note :Not Available
Countries : Japan
Industry : Internet & e-commerce
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"The auction business is doing very well, and no other
portal is as popular as Yahoo."1
- Ben Wedmore, Analyst, HSBC Securities Japan, in 2003.
"Yahoo Japan is synonymous with e-auctions. No one can
approach it."2
- Masashi Hagihara, President, NetRatings,3 in 2003.
Introduction
In April 2008, Yahoo! Japan Corporation (Yahoo Japan), the largest integrated
information portal in Japan, reported profits for the eleventh consecutive year.
For the year ending March 31, 2008, Yahoo Japan recorded a net income of ¥ 62.6
billion (US$ 598 million). Net sales were recorded at ¥ 262.2 billion, a growth
of 23.3% over the previous year (Refer to Exhibit I for financial details of
Yahoo Japan).
Yahoo Japan was incorporated in 1996 as a joint venture between US-based Yahoo!
Inc. (Yahoo) and Japan-based SoftBank Corporation (SoftBank) to manage the
Japanese versions of the Yahoo websites4.
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