Japanese regulators on Thursday approved a partnership between Google and Yahoo Japan for local Web search, clearing the way for an alliance that would control almost all of the country’s search market.The alliance has angered local businesses and ignited demands from lawmakers that Japan develop a domestic search engine to reduce its dependence on overseas technology.
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Japanese Regulator Approves a Search Partnership of Google and Yahoo
Japanese regulators on Thursday approved a partnership between Google and Yahoo Japan for local Web search, clearing the way for an alliance that would control almost all of the country’s search market.