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It's funny you mention Alibaba. I did a little digging, and it turns out that Softbank (who owns ~35% of Alibaba to Yahoo's ~24%) has a 35% stake in Yahoo Japan

by sb057 10y ago

It's funny you mention Alibaba. I did a little digging, and it turns out that Softbank (who owns ~35% of Alibaba to Yahoo's ~24%) has a 35% stake in Yahoo Japan. Very interesting stuff.

TazeTSchnitzel 10y ago
Yahoo! Japan is a separate company from Yahoo, Inc. It was formed as a joint venture between Yahoo, Inc. and SoftBank, thus both of them holding a stake.
- gcb0 10y ago
  and what reason it had to jump on alibaba?
  - TazeTSchnitzel 10y ago
    Yahoo had a smart CEO who realised Alibaba's potential, that's all.
    - gcb0 10y ago
      was asking about softbank