TOKYO -- Yahoo Japan and Line are poised to create Japan's biggest internet company when they complete their merger in October 2020, taking a first step toward competing at the global level by challenging Asia's crowded middle tier.
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Dwarfed by Big Tech, Yahoo-Line fights for middleweight status in Asia
Merger driven by fear of 'winner takes all' battle for data and talent
Z Holdings CEO Kentaro Kawabe, left, and Line President Takeshi Idezawa, right, shake hands during a news conference in Tokyo on Nov. 18. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
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