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Yahoo Japan Criticized over Profile Picture of Son Heung-Min

SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Controversy sparked over a profile picture of South Korean football star Son Heung-min posted on Japan’s largest internet portal. Online football forums criticized the profile picture of Son posted on Yahoo Japan. Yahoo Japan’s profile of the Tottenham Hotspur’s attacking ace includes a picture of him tackling Everton’s Andre [...]

Naver’s Japanese Affiliate Line, Yahoo Japan Merge to Battle with Global AI Behemoths

SEOUL/TOKYO, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Japanese messaging app provider Line Corp., controlled by South Korea’s No. 1 internet portal, Naver Corp., and internet portal Yahoo Japan Corp. said Monday that they have reached a basic merger deal, in a move to form a leading artificial intelligence (AI) company to compete with global behemoths. Under [...]