Yahoo! JAPAN

Yahoo! JAPAN (LY Corporation)

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About this app

[The popular "Everyone's Posts" feature on social media is now available on Android]
You can now check user posts about the weather at the displayed location.
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[Introducing the "AI Assistant" for deeper information via chat]
A feature that lets you directly ask questions to the AI-generated app via chat has been added next to the search bar.
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From news, weather, email, and even coupons, this single app can enrich your daily life, making it convenient and affordable.
It learns your preferences so you'll never miss the news you want to see.
Receive live sports updates for soccer, baseball, and more via push notifications. You'll also receive important information like major news, earthquakes, and warnings, so you can rest assured even in emergencies.
*Some features are not available on the tablet version of the app.

[Yahoo! JAPAN App Features]
▼Rain Cloud Radar
- In addition to real-time rain cloud movement, you can see detailed forecasts of when rain will start and stop up to 15 hours in advance.
- Access the "Rain Cloud Radar" icon at the top of the Yahoo! JAPAN app home screen.

▼Check what everyone's talking about, your interests, and everyday information with "Trends," "Follow," and "Assist."
"Trends"
- See rankings of terms with rapidly increasing search volume on Yahoo! Search.
- Quickly understand why a topic is trending by viewing summaries and related news.

"Follow"
- Follow topics that interest you, like your favorite celebrities or sports teams, and quickly check related news and today's game results.

"Assist"
- Check calendar events and information useful for daily activities all in one place.
- View announcement and notification history.

▼Convenient push notifications for a variety of information
- The Yahoo! JAPAN app offers a variety of push notifications.
- Set the notifications you want to receive so you can easily receive only the information you need on your smartphone.
-Current Push Notifications-
・Disaster and emergency information, such as earthquakes and heavy rain
・Emergency and crime prevention information linked to registered areas
・Extra news you want to know as soon as possible
・Sports information, such as soccer and baseball game updates
・Reminder notifications, such as auction and delivery information

▼ Customize Tabs
You can add tabs to the Yahoo! JAPAN app home screen to suit your preferences.
You can freely select as many tabs as you want to read articles from, including baseball, drama, business, money, parenting, cars, animals, and life.
Log in with your Yahoo! JAPAN ID and access the "Assist" tab in the bottom navigation of the home screen, then click the three-line icon in the upper right corner.

▼ Check the latest daily news at a glance
・Quickly catch up on world news with topic news selected by the Yahoo! News editorial team.
・Timeline learns your preferences and delivers articles and videos you'll want to watch, so you won't miss out on the latest information.

▼ Comprehensive Search Function
・In addition to web, image, and video searches, you can also search X posts in real time to find the latest trends.
・Supports voice input. Tap the microphone icon in the search box to search by voice.

▼Enrich your life with the "Area" tab
Check useful information for your daily life, such as weather information for your set area, news about incidents and accidents, events, and special offers, all in one place.
Please log in with your Yahoo! JAPAN ID to use this app.

▼Weather Forecast: Get the information you need at a glance
・Check today's weather at a glance with the weather forecast displayed on the app's home screen.
・Tap to see the hourly chance of precipitation, forecasts up to 17 days in advance, and rain cloud radar.

▼Distribute Great Coupons
・Receive coupons every day for various restaurants nationwide. Simply show your coupon in store to easily receive discounts.
・We also offer coupons for Yahoo! Shopping!

▼Bookmark your favorite sites
・Easily access services other than Yahoo! with the automatic saving of frequently visited sites and bookmarking your favorite sites.

▼ Leave disaster prevention information to us!
・Disaster prevention information is provided via push notifications, so you can rest assured in case of an emergency.
・Breaking news about major earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, and other disasters, as well as civil protection information issued by the government via J-Alert, are delivered to all users, regardless of their registered region.
*Notification settings are required to receive notifications. When you receive a notification, please check the information and act calmly.

▼ Customization Features
・Customize the app's home screen with your favorite theme. Popular character themes and seasonal themes are constantly being added.

▼ Schedule Management & Reminder Features
・Add and view events to Yahoo! Calendar from the app, and receive reminders before they start.

▼ Daily Slot Lottery - App-Exclusive
・We're running a campaign where you can try every day and win amazing prizes.
*You can try by going to [Assist] > [Three Lines in the Top Right] > [Daily Slot Lottery] in the bottom navigation of the home screen.

[The Yahoo! JAPAN app is recommended for the following people]
- People who don't want to miss the latest news and trending topics
- People who want to quickly receive disaster information such as earthquake, warning, and heavy rain forecasts
- Frequent internet users (easy access to your favorite sites)
- People who want to use coupons to enjoy more savings on everyday dining and shopping

[Supported OS]
Support for Android 8 and below has ended. If you are using Android 8 and below, please update your OS.

For details, please see the following blog:
https://topblog.yahoo.co.jp/info/android8.html

[Yahoo! JAPAN app request]
If you experience any issues, please contact us here: https://yahoo.jp/5t-65F
*If you have enabled "Notification access" in your Android OS settings, other apps may read the information this app notifies you of (including appointment information delivered via the Reminders feature). See below for details. https://yahoo.jp/D1AI24
❍ LINE & Yahoo! Shared Terms of Use https://www.lycorp.co.jp/ja/company/terms/
❍ Privacy https://privacy.lycorp.co.jp/ja/
❍ Software Rules (Guidelines) https://www.lycorp.co.jp/ja/company/terms/#anc2
❍ About Location Information: Starting with version 3.71.0, the Yahoo! JAPAN app's Raincloud Radar map information will be provided in collaboration with Mapbox. Mapbox collects location information and device identification information to provide and improve its services. Mapbox uses the collected information in accordance with its privacy policy.
・Mapbox Privacy Policy https://www.mapbox.com/privacy/
If you do not want Mapbox to collect your location information, you can change your settings.

Ratings and reviews

広告が多すぎる。 it shows too many ads.

This is the poorest experience of Yahoo I've experienced over the past 15 years. I can never connect when I need to for business. I'm stuck standing trying over and over to get access to the connected Japanese accounts. Stop Trying to be different just because of history.

Beware of accidentally creating multiple Yahoo IDs. I ended up creating 4 IDs over the time and now I can't login into 3 of them. Moreover my PayPay credit card is linked to the one of those 3 IDs.

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