Yahoo! JAPAN

This app enriches, simplifies, and saves your daily life with news, weather, email, and even coupons.

It learns your preferences, so you won't miss any news you want to see.

You'll receive push notifications for breaking sports news like soccer and baseball. Important information such as major news, earthquakes, and warnings will also be delivered, giving you peace of mind in emergencies.

*Some features may not be available on the tablet version of the app.

[Features of the Yahoo! JAPAN App]

▼Rain Cloud Radar

- In addition to real-time rain cloud movement, you can check detailed predictions of when rain will start and stop, up to 15 hours in advance.

- Accessible from the "Rain Cloud Radar" icon at the top of the Yahoo! JAPAN app's home screen.

▼Check what everyone is talking about, and information that interests you and is useful for your daily life with "Trends," "Follow," and "Assist."

"Trends"

- You can see a ranking of words with rapidly increasing search volume on "Yahoo! Search."

- You can quickly learn "why it's trending" through summaries and related news.

"Follow"

* Follow your favorite celebrities, sports teams, and other topics you're interested in, and quickly check related news and today's match results.

"Assist"

* You can easily view information useful for your daily activities and schedules registered in your calendar.

* You can view notifications and notification history.

* By linking with Health Connect and allowing the acquisition of "steps" and "calories burned" information, you can use the pedometer function. You can also draw a lottery ticket by achieving your step goal.

▼ Convenient Push Notifications for Various Information

* The Yahoo! JAPAN app delivers various types of push notifications.

* By setting the notifications you want to receive, you can easily receive only the information you need on your smartphone.

—Push Notifications Available—

• Disaster and emergency information such as earthquakes and heavy rain

• Emergency and crime prevention information linked to your registered area

• Breaking news you want to know as soon as possible

• Sports information such as soccer and baseball game results

• Reminder notifications for auctions, delivery information, etc.

▼ Customize Tabs to Your Liking

You can add tabs to display on the Yahoo! JAPAN app's home screen to suit your preferences.

You can freely select as many tabs as you like from categories such as baseball, drama, business, money, parenting, automobiles, animals, and lifestyle.

Please log in with your Yahoo! JAPAN ID and use the three-line icon in the upper right corner of the "Assist" section in the bottom navigation of the home screen.

▼ Check Fresh Daily News at a Glance

• Quickly catch up on current events with topical news selected by the Yahoo! News editorial team.

• The timeline learns your preferences and delivers articles and videos you'll want to watch, so you won't miss the latest information.

▼ Comprehensive Search Function

- Beyond web, image, and video searches, you can also perform real-time searches from X posts, allowing you to stay up-to-date on current topics.

- Supports voice input. Tap the microphone icon in the search bar to perform a voice search.

▼ Enrich Your Life with the "Region" Tab

- You can easily check useful information for your daily life, such as weather information for your set region, news about incidents and accidents, events, and special offers.

- Please log in with your Yahoo! JAPAN ID to use this feature.

▼ Weather Forecast That Shows You 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.

- Tapping allows you to view hourly precipitation probability, weather forecasts up to 17 days in advance, and rain radar.

▼ Distributing Great "Coupons"

- Distributing coupons usable at various restaurants nationwide every day. Simply show the coupon at the store to easily receive a discount.

- Coupons usable at Yahoo! Shopping are also being distributed!

▼ Bookmark Your Favorite Sites

- Easily access services other than Yahoo! with the automatic saving function for frequently visited sites and bookmarks for your favorite sites. ▼ Disaster Prevention Information

- We'll notify you of disaster prevention information via push notifications, so you can rest assured knowing you're prepared in case of an emergency.

- We'll deliver breaking news about major earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, and other disasters, as well as national protection information issued by the government via J-Alert, to all users regardless of their registered region.

* Notification settings are required to receive notifications. Please check the information and act calmly upon receiving it.

▼ Customizable Themes

- You can customize the app's home screen with your favorite themes. We're constantly releasing themes featuring popular characters and seasonal themes.

▼ Schedule Management & Reminder Function

- You can register and check appointments in Yahoo! Calendar directly within the app, and receive reminder notifications before appointments begin.

▼ App-Exclusive Daily Slot Lottery

- We're running a campaign where you can challenge yourself daily and win fantastic prizes.

* You can participate from the home screen's bottom navigation: [Assist] > [Three-line icon in the upper right] > [Daily Slot Lottery].

【The Yahoo! JAPAN app is recommended for people who:】

・Don't want to miss the latest news or trending topics

・Want to quickly receive disaster information such as earthquakes, warnings, and heavy rain forecasts

・Use the internet frequently (easy access to your usual sites)

・Want to enjoy daily dining out and shopping more affordably using coupons

【About Supported OS】

Support for Android 8 and earlier has ended. If you are using Android 8 or earlier, please update your OS.

For details, please check the following blog:

https://topblog.yahoo.co.jp/info/android8.html

【A request from the Yahoo! JAPAN app】

If you encounter any problems, please contact us here: https://yahoo.jp/5t-65F

*If you have allowed "Notification Access" in your Android OS settings, other apps may read the information that this app notifies you of (including information scheduled to be delivered via the reminder function). For details, please see below. https://yahoo.jp/D1AI24

❍ LINE & Yahoo! Common Terms of Service 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 From version 3.71.0 onwards, the rain cloud radar map information in the Yahoo! JAPAN app will be provided in cooperation with Mapbox. Mapbox will acquire location information and information to identify your device for the purpose of providing and improving its services. Mapbox will use the acquired information in accordance with its privacy policy.

・Mapbox's Privacy Policy https://www.mapbox.com/privacy/

Note that you can change your settings if you do not wish to allow Mapbox to acquire your location information.