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Yahoo Japan Covers Gypped Auction Goers

The concept of "face" in Japan is an important one. Yahoo! Japan appears very committed to maintaining its business honor in the country by footing the bill for its auction site customers who ordered but never received jewelry from a defunct company.

Yahoo: Banking Today, Payments Tomorrow?

If Yahoo Japan's most recent attempt at starting a joint venture and taking a position in an online bank succeeds, it could be a testing ground for establishing an online payment service.