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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
 
 
Form 10-K/A
(Amendment No. 2)
 
     
þ
  ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
    For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007
OR
o
  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
    For the transition period from                    to          
 
Commission File Number 0-28018
 
 
 
 
YAHOO! INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
 
     
Delaware   77-0398689
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
701 First Avenue
Sunnyvale, California 94089
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(408) 349-3300
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
     
Title of Each Class
 
Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
 
Common stock, $.001 par value
  The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (NASDAQ Global Select Market)
Rights to Purchase Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock
  The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (NASDAQ Global Select Market)
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
(Title of Class)
 
 
 
 
Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.  Yes þ     No o
 
Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.  Yes o     No þ
 
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes þ     No o
 
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§ 229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of Registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
 
     
Large accelerated filer þ
  Accelerated filer o
Non-accelerated filer o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
  Smaller reporting company o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes o     No þ
 
As of June 29, 2007, the aggregate market value of voting stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant, based upon the closing sales price for the Registrant’s common stock, as reported on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, was $32,724,039,883. Shares of common stock held by each officer and director and by each person who owns 10 percent or more of the outstanding common stock have been excluded in that such persons may be deemed to be affiliates. This determination of affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive determination for any other purpose.
 
The number of shares of the Registrant’s common stock outstanding as of February 15, 2008 was 1,337,165,049.
 
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
 
The following documents (or parts thereof) are incorporated by reference into the following parts of this Form 10-K:
 
None.
 


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EXPLANATORY NOTE
Signature
Index to Exhibits
EXHIBIT 23.2
EXHIBIT 31.1
EXHIBIT 31.2
EXHIBIT 32
EXHIBIT 99.1


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EXPLANATORY NOTE
 
This Amendment No. 2 to Form 10-K (this “Second Amendment”) amends the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, filed on February 27, 2008 (the “Original 10-K”) as subsequently amended by Amendment No. 1 to Form 10-K filed on April 29, 2008 (the “First Amendment”), of Yahoo! Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Yahoo!”, the “Company” or “we”). We are filing this Second Amendment to amend Item 15 to include the separate financial statements of Yahoo Japan Corporation and Consolidated Subsidiaries (“Yahoo Japan”) for its fiscal year ended March 31, 2008 as required by Regulation S-X Rule 3-09 (the “Rule 3-09 financial statements”), which were not included in the Original 10-K because Yahoo Japan’s fiscal year ended after the date of the filing of the Original 10-K. The Rule 3-09 financial statements were prepared and provided to the Company by Yahoo Japan.
 
This Second Amendment should be read in conjunction with the Original 10-K, as amended by the First Amendment, and the Company’s other filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission subsequent to the filing of the Original 10-K on February 27, 2008. The Original 10-K has not been amended or updated to reflect events occurring after February 27, 2008, except as specifically set forth in the First Amendment and the Second Amendment.


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Item 15.   Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
 
(a) The following documents are filed as part of this report:
 
3.   Exhibits:
 
Exhibits are incorporated herein by reference or are filed with this report as indicated below (numbered in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-K):
 
         
Exhibit
   
Number
 
Description
 
  23 .2   Consent of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Independent Auditors of Yahoo Japan Corporation and Consolidated Subsidiaries.
  31 .1   Certificate of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated September 30, 2008.
  31 .2   Certificate of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated September 30, 2008.
  32     Certificate of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated September 30, 2008.
  99 .1   Audited Financial Statements of Yahoo Japan Corporation and Consolidated Subsidiaries as of March 31, 2008 and for the year then ended.


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Signature
 
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Amendment to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized, on the 30th day of September 2008.
 
YAHOO! INC.
 
  By: 
/s/  Blake Jorgensen
Blake Jorgensen
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
 
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Amendment has been signed by the following persons, in the capacities indicated, as of September 30, 2008.
 
         
Signature
 
Title
 
     
/s/  JERRY YANG

Jerry Yang
  Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)
     
/s/  BLAKE JORGENSEN

Blake Jorgensen
  Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
     
/s/  MICHAEL MURRAY

Michael Murray
  Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)
     
*

Roy Bostock
  Chairman of the Board
     
    

Frank J. Biondi, Jr.
  Director
     
*

Ronald Burkle
  Director
     
    

John H. Chapple
  Director
     
*

Eric Hippeau
  Director
     
    

Carl C. Icahn
  Director
     
*

Vyomesh Joshi
  Director
     
*

Arthur Kern
  Director


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Signature
 
Title
 
     
*

Mary Agnes Wilderotter
  Director
     
*

Gary Wilson
  Director
         
*By  
/s/  BLAKE JORGENSEN

Blake Jorgensen, Attorney In Fact
   


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YAHOO! INC.
 
Index to Exhibits
 
         
Exhibit
   
Number
 
Description
 
  23 .2   Consent of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Independent Auditors of Yahoo Japan Corporation and Consolidated Subsidiaries.
  31 .1   Certificate of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated September 30, 2008.
  31 .2   Certificate of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated September 30, 2008.
  32     Certificate of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated September 30, 2008.
  99 .1   Audited Financial Statements of Yahoo Japan Corporation and Consolidated Subsidiaries as of March 31, 2008 and for the year then ended.

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EXHIBIT 23.2
 
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-46458), the Registration Statements on Form S-8 (No. 333-149417, No. 333-149416, No. 333-147125, No. 333-147124, No. 333-145046, No. 333-145044, No. 333-140917, No. 333-138422, No. 333-132226, No. 333-127322, No. 333-126581, No. 333-120999, No. 333-118093, No. 333-118088, No. 333-118067, No. 333-112596, No. 333-109914, No. 333-104137, No. 333-39105, No. 333-46492, No. 333-54426, No. 333-56781, No. 333-60828, No. 333-66067, No. 333-76995, No. 333-79675, No. 333-80227, No. 333-81635, No. 333-83770, No. 333-89948, No. 333-93497), and the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (No. 333-62694) of our report dated September 29, 2008 relating to the consolidated financial statements of Yahoo Japan Corporation and Consolidated Subsidiaries as of March 31, 2008 and for the year then ended (which report expresses an unqualified opinion and includes explanatory paragraphs relating to: 1) the differences between accounting principles generally accepted in Japan and accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; 2) approval of a proposal authorizing Yahoo Japan Corporation to acquire up to 2% of its issued common shares and its subsequent acquisition; and 3) translation of Japanese Yen amounts into U.S. dollars), appearing in this Amendment No. 2 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Yahoo! Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2007.
 
/s/ Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
 
Tokyo, Japan
September 29, 2008

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EXHIBIT 31.1
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to
Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a)
as Adopted Pursuant to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
I, Jerry Yang, certify that:
 
1.  I have reviewed this Form 10-K/A of Yahoo! Inc.;
 
2.  Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
3.  Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report.
 
Dated: September 30, 2008
 
  By: 
/s/  Jerry Yang
Jerry Yang
Chief Executive Officer

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EXHIBIT 31.2
 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to
Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a)
as Adopted Pursuant to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
I, Blake Jorgensen, certify that:
 
1.  I have reviewed this Form 10-K/A of Yahoo! Inc.;
 
2.  Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
3.  Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report.
 
Dated: September 30, 2008
 
  By: 
/s/  Blake Jorgensen
Blake Jorgensen
Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT 32
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to
18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as Adopted Pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K/A of Yahoo! (the “Company”) for the year ended December 31, 2007 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), Jerry Yang, as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Blake Jorgensen, as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, each hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the best of his knowledge, that:
 
(1)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
 
(2)  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
 
/s/  Jerry Yang
Name:     Jerry Yang
Title: Chief Executive Officer
Dated: September 30, 2008
 
/s/  Blake Jorgensen
Name:     Blake Jorgensen
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Dated: September 30, 2008
 
The foregoing certification is being furnished pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350. It is not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and it is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

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EXHIBIT 99.1
 
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT
 
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Yahoo Japan Corporation
Tokyo, Japan:
 
 
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Yahoo Japan Corporation and Consolidated Subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of March 31, 2008, and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in equity, and cash flows for the year then ended (all expressed in Japanese Yen). These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial statements based on our audit.
 
We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
In our opinion, such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Yahoo Japan Corporation and Consolidated Subsidiaries as of March 31, 2008 and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the year then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in Japan.
 
Accounting principles generally accepted in Japan differ in certain respects from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Information relating to the nature of such differences is presented in Note 15 to the consolidated financial statements.
 
As discussed in Note 13 to the consolidated financial statements, on May 23, 2008, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a proposal authorizing the Company to acquire up to 2% of its entire issued shares. The acquisition was made via market by a trust from June 2, 2008 to July 11, 2008, and the Company retired all of the treasury stock acquired.
 
Our audit also comprehended the translation of Japanese Yen amounts into U.S. dollar amounts and, in our opinion, such translation has been made in conformity with the basis stated in Note 1. The translation of the financial statement amounts into U.S. dollars has been made solely for the convenience of readers outside Japan.
 
/s/ Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
 
Tokyo, Japan
September 29, 2008


 

Yahoo Japan Corporation and Consolidated Subsidiaries
 
Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
                         
    As of March 31,  
          Thousands of
 
          U.S. Dollars
 
    Millions of Yen     (Note 1)  
    2008     2007     2008  
          (unaudited)        
 
ASSETS
Current assets:
                       
Cash and cash equivalents
    ¥ 113,027       ¥ 75,212     $ 1,128,131  
Receivables:
                       
Trade accounts
    36,831       30,245       367,615  
Other
    4,511       3,426       45,027  
Allowance for doubtful accounts
    (2,095 )     (2,300 )     (20,913 )
Inventories (Note 3)
    240       173       2,397  
Deferred tax assets (Note 8)
    4,306       4,345       42,974  
Other current assets
    7,490       4,220       74,755  
                         
Total current assets
    164,310       115,321       1,639,986  
                         
Property and equipment:
                       
Buildings and structures
    4,514       4,265       45,053  
Machinery and equipment
    37,698       31,757       376,264  
Construction in progress
    54       63       536  
                         
Total
    42,266       36,085       421,853  
Accumulated depreciation
    (25,642 )     (19,534 )     (255,929 )
                         
Net property and equipment
    16,624       16,551       165,924  
                         
Investments and other assets:
                       
Investment securities (Note 4)
    151,818       149,767       1,515,301  
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies
    12,179       12,501       121,558  
Goodwill
    2,526       4,062       25,210  
Deferred tax assets (Note 8)
    3,899       2,990       38,914  
Other assets
    18,323       17,260       182,885  
Allowance for doubtful accounts
    (19 )     (24 )     (187 )
                         
Total investments and other assets
    188,726       186,556       1,883,681  
                         
Total assets
    ¥ 369,660       ¥ 318,428     $ 3,689,591  
                         
 
See notes to consolidated financial statements.


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Yahoo Japan Corporation and Consolidated Subsidiaries
 
Consolidated Balance Sheets — (Continued)
 
                         
    As of March 31,  
          Thousands of
 
          U.S. Dollars
 
    Millions of Yen     (Note 1)  
    2008     2007     2008  
          (unaudited)        
 
 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
                       
Short-term bank loans (Note 5)
  ¥     ¥ 120     $  
Current portion of long-term debt (Note 5)
    20,000       20,000       199,621  
Payables:
                       
Trade accounts
    6,621       1,022       66,084  
Other
    13,744       13,345       137,184  
Income taxes payable (Note 8)
    29,154       28,372       290,988  
Provision for Yahoo! Points (Note 2.k)
    2,293       2,065       22,883  
Other current liabilities
    17,165       11,108       171,322  
                         
Total current liabilities
    88,977       76,032       888,082  
                         
Long-term liabilities:
                       
Long-term debt (Note 5)
    30,000       50,000       299,431  
Other
    11       11       108  
                         
Total long-term liabilities
    30,011       50,011       299,539  
                         
Commitments (Notes 9 and 10)
                       
Equity (Notes 6 and 13):
                       
Common stock — 241,600,000 shares authorized;
60,502,022 shares issued in 2008 and
60,477,014 shares issued in 2007 (unaudited)
    7,366       7,187       73,521  
Capital surplus
    2,447       2,268       24,424  
Stock acquisition rights
    116       30       1,159  
Retained earnings
    236,606       179,897       2,361,568  
Net unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities
    1,717       1,369       17,136  
Treasury stock — at cost, 1,932 shares in 2008 and 1,926 shares in 2007 (unaudited)
    (29 )     (28 )     (283 )
                         
Total
    248,223       190,723       2,477,525  
Minority interests
    2,449       1,662       24,445  
                         
Total equity
    250,672       192,385       2,501,970  
                         
Total liabilities and equity
  ¥ 369,660     ¥ 318,428     $ 3,689,591  
                         
 
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Yahoo Japan Corporation and Consolidated Subsidiaries
 
Consolidated Statements of Income
 
                                 
    Years Ended March 31,  
          Thousands of
 
          U.S. Dollars
 
    Millions of Yen     (Note 1)  
    2008     2007     2006     2008  
          (unaudited)     (unaudited)        
 
NET SALES
    ¥ 262,027       ¥ 212,553       ¥ 173,696     $ 2,615,304  
COST OF SALES
    28,260       8,487       12,843       282,071  
                                 
Gross profit
    233,767       204,066       160,853       2,333,233  
SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
    108,959       97,833       78,720       1,087,523  
                                 
Operating income
    124,808       106,233       82,133       1,245,710  
                                 
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES):
                               
Interest and dividend income
    359       256       654       3,586  
Interest expense
    (625 )     (480 )     (5 )     (6,233 )
Gain (loss) on exchange — net
    276       (7 )     (24 )     2,758  
Equity in losses of associated companies
    (6,750 )     (3,523 )     (2,690 )     (67,369 )
Lump-sum amortization of goodwill (Note 2.i)
    (1,827 )                 (18,231 )
Other — net
    (2,251 )     (711 )     (104 )     (22,485 )
                                 
Other expenses — net
    (10,818 )     (4,465 )     (2,169 )     (107,974 )
                                 
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND MINORITY INTERESTS
    113,990       101,768       79,964       1,137,736  
                                 
INCOME TAXES (Note 8):
                               
Current
    51,593       45,223       35,711       514,947  
Deferred
    (902 )     (1,808 )     (3,118 )     (9,000 )
                                 
Total income taxes
    50,691       43,415       32,593       505,947  
                                 
MINORITY INTERESTS IN NET INCOME
    681       390       280       6,797  
                                 
NET INCOME
    ¥ 62,618       ¥ 57,963       ¥ 47,091     $ 624,992  
                                 
 
                                 
          U.S. Dollars
 
    Yen     (Note 1)  
 
PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK
                               
(Notes 2.t and 12):
                               
Basic net income
    ¥ 1,035.27       ¥ 958.66       ¥ 776.62     $ 10.33  
Diluted net income
    1,033.79       956.70       774.57       10.32  
Cash dividends applicable to the year
    104.00       96.00       78.00       1.04  
 
See notes to consolidated financial statements.


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Yahoo Japan Corporation and Consolidated Subsidiaries
 
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity
 
                                                                                         
    Years Ended March 31,  
    Thousands     Millions of Yen  
    Issued
                            Net Unrealized
                               
    Number of
                            Gain (Loss) on
    Foreign
                         
    Shares of
                Stock
          Available-
    Currency
                         
    Common
    Common
    Capital
    Acquisition
    Retained
    for-sale
    Translation
    Treasury
          Minority
    Total
 
    Stock     Stock     Surplus     Rights     Earnings     Securities     Adjustments     Stock     Total     Interests     Equity  
 
BALANCE, MARCH 31, 2005 (unaudited)
    7,550       ¥ 6,692       ¥ 1,773       ¥ —       ¥ 83,461       ¥ 4,162       ¥ —       ¥(28 )     ¥ 96,060     ¥       ¥ 96,060  
Exercise of stock options
    21       341       341                                     682             682  
Net income
                            47,091                         47,091             47,091  
Cash dividends (¥60.5 per share)
                            (3,654 )                       (3,654 )           (3,654 )
Bonuses to directors and corporate auditors
                            (160 )                       (160 )           (160 )
Stock splits (Note 6)
    22,655                                                              
Net change in the year
                                  2,435       1             2,436             2,436  
                                                                                         
BALANCE, MARCH 31, 2006 (unaudited)
    30,226       7,033       2,114             126,738       6,597       1       (28 )     142,455             142,455  
Reclassified balance as of March 31, 2006
                                                          1,367       1,367  
Exercise of stock options
    25       154       154                                     308             308  
Net income
                            57,963                         57,963             57,963  
Cash dividends (¥78 per share)
                            (4,715 )                       (4,715 )           (4,715 )
Bonuses to directors and corporate auditors
                            (168 )                       (168 )           (168 )
Deconsolidation of subsidiaries
                            79                         79             79  
Stock splits (Note 6)
    30,226                                                              
Net change in the year
                      30             (5,228 )     (1 )           (5,199 )     295       (4,904 )
                                                                                         
BALANCE, MARCH 31, 2007 (unaudited)
    60,477       7,187       2,268       30       179,897       1,369             (28 )     190,723       1,662       192,385  
Exercise of stock options
    25       179       179                                     358             358  
Net income
                            62,618                         62,618             62,618  
Cash dividends (¥96 per share)
                            (5,805 )                       (5,805 )           (5,805 )
Decrease in associated companies accounted
for by the equity method
                            (89 )                       (89 )           (89 )
Deconsolidation of subsidiaries
                            (15 )                       (15 )           (15 )
Purchase of treasury stocks
                                              (1 )     (1 )           (1 )
Net change in the year
                      86             348                   434       787       1,221  
                                                                                         
BALANCE, MARCH 31, 2008
    60,502       ¥ 7,366       ¥ 2,447       ¥ 116       ¥ 236,606       ¥ 1,717       ¥ —       ¥(29 )     ¥ 248,223     ¥ 2,449       ¥ 250,672  
                                                                                         
 
                                                                                 
    Thousands of U.S. Dollars (Note 1)  
                            Net Unrealized
                               
                            Gain (Loss) on
                               
                Stock
          Available-
                               
    Common
    Capital
    Acquisition
    Retained
    for-sale
          Treasury
          Minority
    Total
 
    Stock     Surplus     Rights     Earnings     Securities            Stock     Total     Interests     Equity  
 
BALANCE, MARCH 31, 2007 (unaudited)
  $ 71,734     $ 22,637     $ 300     $ 1,795,562     $ 13,657                      $ (281 )   $ 1,903,609     $ 16,594     $ 1,920,203  
Exercise of stock options
    1,787       1,787                                       3,574             3,574  
Net income
                      624,992                           624,992             624,992  
Cash dividends ($0.96 per share)
                      (57,947 )                         (57,947 )           (57,947 )
Decrease in associated companies accounted for by the equity method
                      (889 )                         (889 )           (889 )
Deconsolidation of subsidiaries
                      (150 )                         (150 )           (150 )
Purchase of treasury stocks
                                          (2 )     (2 )           (2 )
Net change in the year
                859             3,479                     4,338       7,851       12,189  
                                                                                 
BALANCE, MARCH 31, 2008
  $ 73,521     $ 24,424     $ 1,159     $ 2,361,568     $ 17,136             $ (283 )   $ 2,477,525     $ 24,445     $ 2,501,970  
                                                                                 
 
See notes to consolidated financial statements.


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Yahoo Japan Corporation and Consolidated Subsidiaries
 
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
 
                                 
    Years Ended March 31,  
          Thousands of
 
          U.S. Dollars
 
    Millions of Yen     (Note 1)  
    2008     2007     2006     2008  
          (unaudited)     (unaudited)        
 
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
                               
Income before income taxes and minority interests
  ¥ 113,990     ¥ 101,768     ¥ 79,964     $ 1,137,736  
                                 
Adjustments for:
                               
Income taxes — paid
    (51,139 )     (40,418 )     (28,893 )     (510,421 )
Depreciation and amortization
    10,180       8,576       6,922       101,605  
Amortization of goodwill
    3,432       1,384       1,039       34,257  
Equity in losses of associated companies
    6,750       3,523       2,690       67,369  
Changes in assets and liabilities:
                               
Increase in trade receivables
    (3,894 )     (4,730 )     (6,354 )     (38,868 )
Increase in other receivables
    (4,193 )     (4,128 )     (2,549 )     (41,847 )
Increase in trade payables
    5,584       102       1,386       55,731  
(Decrease) increase in other payables
    (2,447 )     4,232       5,305       (24,422 )
Increase in consumption tax payables
    2,228       654       391       22,233  
Other — net
    1,003       1,747       (297 )     10,021  
                                 
Total adjustments
    (32,496 )     (29,058 )     (20,360 )     (324,342 )
                                 
Net cash provided by operating activities
    81,494       72,710       59,604       813,394  
                                 
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
                               
Payment into time deposits
    (20,000 )     (4 )     (1 )     (199,621 )
Decrease in time deposits
    20,000       4       1       199,621  
Purchase of property and equipment
    (7,513 )     (10,204 )     (7,228 )     (74,987 )
Purchase of other assets
    (4,181 )     (7,855 )     (5,149 )     (41,726 )
Purchase of investment securities
    (8,836 )     (146,600 )     (15,210 )     (88,193 )
Payment for purchase of newly consolidated subsidiaries’ stocks
    (356 )     (719 )     (3,984 )     (3,555 )
Proceeds from purchase of newly consolidated subsidiaries’ stocks
    2,355                   23,509  
Collection on loans receivable
    1       3,658       2,264       6  
Other — net
    1,548       1,318       1,774       15,452  
                                 
Net cash used in investing activities
    (16,982 )     (160,402 )     (27,533 )     (169,494 )
                                 
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
                               
Proceeds from long-term debt
          80,070              
Repayment of long-term debt
    (20,000 )     (10,048 )           (199,621 )
Dividends paid
    (5,805 )     (4,715 )     (3,654 )     (57,946 )
Other — net
    (387 )     (274 )     626       (3,861 )
                                 
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
    (26,192 )     65,033       (3,028 )     (261,428 )
                                 
 
See notes to consolidated financial statements.


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Yahoo Japan Corporation and Consolidated Subsidiaries
 
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows — (Continued)
 
                                 
    Years Ended March 31,  
          Thousands of
 
          U.S. Dollars
 
    Millions of Yen     (Note 1)  
    2008     2007     2006     2008  
          (unaudited)     (unaudited)        
 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents — (Forward)
  ¥ 38,320     ¥ (22,659 )   ¥ 29,043     $ 382,472  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
    75,212       98,035       68,992       750,697  
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents due to deconsolidation of subsidiaries
    (505 )     (164 )           (5,038 )
                                 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year
  ¥ 113,027     ¥ 75,212     ¥ 98,035     $ 1,128,131  
                                 
ADDITIONAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
                               
Current assets
  ¥ (6,905 )   ¥     ¥     $ (68,918 )
Non-current assets
    (1,173 )                 (11,703 )
Goodwill
    (1,448 )                 (14,453 )
Current liabilities
    7,293                   72,789  
                                 
Acquisition costs
    (2,233 )                 (22,285 )
Cash and cash equivalents acquired
    4,588                   45,794  
                                 
Proceeds from purchase of newly consolidated subsidiaries’ stocks
  ¥ 2,355     ¥     ¥     $ 23,509  
                                 
Current assets
  ¥ (154 )   ¥ (861 )   ¥ (1,340 )   $ (1,532 )
Non-current assets
    (2 )     (117 )     (824 )     (15 )
Goodwill
    (436 )     (734 )     (3,319 )     (4,354 )
Current liabilities
    24       333       508       235  
Non-current liabilities
          12       14        
Minority interests
    77       65       631       765  
                                 
Acquisition costs
    (491 )     (1,302 )     (4,330 )     (4,901 )
Cash and cash equivalents acquired
    135       583       745       1,346  
                                 
Subtotal
    (356 )     (719 )     (3,585 )     (3,555 )
Payment for acquisitions in prior year
                (399 )      
                                 
Payment for purchase of newly consolidated subsidiaries’ stocks
  ¥ (356 )   ¥ (719 )   ¥ (3,984 )   $ (3,555 )
                                 
 
See notes to consolidated financial statements.


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Yahoo Japan Corporation and Consolidated Subsidiaries
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years Ended March 31, 2008, 2007 (unaudited), and 2006 (unaudited)
 
Note 1   Nature of Operations and Basis of Presenting Consolidated Financial Statements
 
Yahoo Japan Corporation (the “Company”) was incorporated in Japan in 1996. The overwhelming leader in the Internet market in Japan, the Company classifies its services into three segments: (1) advertising, (2) business services and (3) personal services, as discussed in Note 14.
 
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions set forth in the Japanese Financial Instruments and Exchange Law (formerly, the Japanese Securities and Exchange Law) and its related accounting regulations and in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in Japan (“Japanese GAAP”), as described in Note 2, which are different in certain respects from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) as to application and disclosure requirements. A discussion on the differences between Japanese GAAP and U.S. GAAP is presented under Note 15 of these consolidated financial statements.
 
In preparing these consolidated financial statements, certain reclassifications and rearrangements have been made to the consolidated financial statements issued domestically in order to present them in a form which is more familiar to readers outside Japan. In addition, certain reclassifications have been made to the 2007 (unaudited) consolidated financial statements to conform to the classifications used in 2008.
 
The consolidated financial statements are stated in Japanese Yen, the currency of the country in which the Company is incorporated and operates. The translations of Japanese Yen amounts into U.S. dollar amounts are included solely for the convenience of readers and have been made at the rate of ¥100.19 to $1, the approximate rate of exchange at March 31, 2008. Such translations should not be construed as representations that the Japanese Yen amounts could be converted into U.S. dollars at that or any other rate.
 
Note 2   Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
 
a. Consolidation — The accompanying consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2008 include the accounts of the Company and its 12 (13 in 2007 (unaudited)) significant subsidiaries. Under the control or influence concept, those companies in which the Company is able to directly or indirectly exercise control over operations are fully consolidated, and those companies over which the Company and consolidated subsidiaries (collectively, the “Group”) have the ability to exercise significant influence are accounted for by the equity method.
 
Investments in 20 (17 in 2007 (unaudited)) associated companies are accounted for by the equity method. Investments in the remaining eight (six in 2007 (unaudited)) unconsolidated subsidiaries are stated at cost. If the equity method of accounting had been applied to the investments in these companies, the effect on the accompanying consolidated financial statements would not have been material.
 
All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. All material unrealized profit included in assets resulting from transactions within the Group is eliminated.
 
For consolidated subsidiaries or associated companies whose closing dates are different from that of the Company, certain adjustments necessary for consolidation have been made.
 
(Unaudited) — In February 2007, the Company acquired a majority shareholding in Interscope Inc. (“Interscope”). In July 2007, Interscope was merged into INFO PLANT CO, LTD. (“INFO PLANT”), a consolidated subsidiary of the Company. Immediately after the merger, INFO PLANT changed its name to Yahoo Japan Value Insight Corporation (“Value Insight”).
 
(Unaudited) — In August 2006 and in October 2006, the Company sold all of its common shares of BridalNet Inc. (“BridalNet”) and NETGENE Co., Ltd. (“NETGENE”). As a result, they were excluded from the scope of consolidation. The profit and loss items of BridalNet and NETGENE incurred up to the date of sale were included in the consolidation.


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Yahoo Japan Corporation and Consolidated Subsidiaries
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
In September 2007, the Company acquired a majority shareholding in Overture K.K. and Brainer.jp. (“Brainer”). As a result, they became consolidated subsidiaries of the Company.
 
b. Cash Equivalents — Cash equivalents are short-term investments that are readily convertible into cash and that are exposed to insignificant risk of changes in value. Cash equivalents include time deposits, all of which mature or become due within three months of the date of acquisition.
 
c. Inventories — Merchandise, work in process and supplies are principally stated at cost determined by the specific identification method, whereas the first-in first-out method is applied to finished goods.
 
d. Property and Equipment — Property and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation is computed by using the declining-balance method.
 
e. Long-lived Assets — The Group reviews its long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstance indicate the carrying amount of an asset or asset group may not be recoverable. An impairment loss would be recognized if the carrying amount of an asset or asset group exceeds the sum of the undiscounted future cash flows expected to result from the continued use and eventual disposition of the asset or asset group. The impairment loss would be measured as the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds its recoverable amount, which is the higher of the discounted cash flows from the continued use and eventual disposition of the asset or the net selling price at disposition.
 
As a result of reviewing the Group’s long-lived assets for impairment, the Group recognized no impairment loss for the years ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 (unaudited).
 
f. Marketable and Investment Securities — Marketable and investment securities are classified and accounted for, depending on management’s intent, as follows: (1) trading securities, which are held for the purpose of earning capital gains in the near term, are reported at fair value, and the related unrealized gains and losses are included in earnings; (2) held-to-maturity debt securities, which are expected to be held to maturity with the positive intent and ability to hold to maturity, are reported at amortized cost; and (3) available-for-sale securities, which are not classified as either of the aforementioned securities, are reported at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses, net of applicable taxes, reported as a separate component of equity.
 
Non-marketable available-for-sale securities are stated at cost determined by the moving-average method. For other than temporary declines in fair value, investment securities are reduced to net realizable value and charged to income.
 
g. Investments in Unconsolidated Subsidiaries and Associated Companies — Investments in equity securities of unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies are stated at cost determined by the moving-average method.
 
h. Investments in Limited Partnerships and Others — Investments in limited partnerships and others consist primarily of the Company’s contributed capital in investment partnerships. The investments in these partnerships are accounted for by the equity method on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets and statements of income.
 
i. Goodwill — Goodwill represents the excess of the costs of acquiring a company over the fair value of acquired company’s net assets and is amortized on a straight-line basis over an estimated period of no more than five years, whereas immaterial goodwill is immediately charged to income as incurred.
 
Lump-sum amortization of goodwill in other expenses is recognized in accordance with the Article 32 in the statement No. 7, “Guideline for Consolidation Procedures” issued by the Accounting Standard Committee. The Company recognized ¥1,827 million as a lump-sum amortization of goodwill related to the goodwill of its subsidiary, Value Insight, for the year ended March 31, 2008.
 
j. Allowance for Doubtful Accounts — The allowance for doubtful accounts is stated in amounts considered to be appropriate based on the Group’s past credit loss experience and an evaluation of potential losses in the receivables outstanding.


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Yahoo Japan Corporation and Consolidated Subsidiaries
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
k. Provision for Yahoo! Points — The Yahoo! Points system was established as a sales promotion whereby shopping points are awarded to the users of Yahoo! JAPAN redeemable against purchases made via Yahoo! Shopping. The Company provides for future exercise of these points based on the number of unredeemed points held by users as of the balance sheet date.
 
l. Employees’ Retirement Benefits — The Company and certain subsidiaries primarily participate in defined contribution pension plans, since the transfer of the previous defined benefit pension plans in July 2000, following the enactment of the Act for Defined Contribution Pension. In addition, the Company and its domestic consolidated subsidiaries participate in a multi-employer contributory defined benefit welfare pension plan (the “welfare pension plan”) covering substantially all of their employees.
 
Contributions made by the Company and its domestic consolidated subsidiaries to the welfare pension plan are expensed when paid because the plan assets attributable to each participant cannot be reasonably determined. The participation ratio of the Company and relevant subsidiaries was 3.1% based on the number of employees.
 
At March 31, 2008, the fair value of the welfare pension plan’s entire assets amounted to ¥146,083 million ($1,458,061 thousand), and the plan’s actuarial pension liability stood at ¥112,700 million ($1,124,866 thousand). The major components of the difference between the entire assets and liabilities were as follows:
 
                 
          Thousands of
 
    Millions of Yen     U.S. Dollars  
    2008     2008  
 
Other reserve
    ¥ 15,463     $ 154,340  
Adjustment for valuation of assets
    11,947       119,241  
Retained earnings
    9,652       96,339  
Unamortized obligations
    (3,679 )     (36,725 )
                 
Total
    ¥ 33,383     $ 333,195  
                 
 
Prior service cost is amortized over 20 years by using the straight-line method under the welfare pension plan.
 
The total contributions to the defined contribution pension plans and the welfare pension plan recognized as net periodic benefit cost for the years ended March 31, 2008, 2007 (unaudited) and 2006 (unaudited) were ¥627 million ($6,257 thousand), ¥544 million and ¥447 million, respectively.
 
m. Bonuses to Directors and Corporate Auditors — Bonuses to directors and corporate auditors are accrued at the end of the year to which such bonuses are attributable.
 
n. Stock Options — The Accounting Standards Board of Japan (the “ASBJ”) Statement No. 8, “Accounting Standard for Stock Options,” and related guidance are applicable to stock options granted on or after May 1, 2006. This standard requires companies to recognize compensation expense for employee stock options based on the fair value at the grant date and over the vesting period as consideration for receiving goods or services. The standard also requires companies to account for stock options granted to non-employees based on the fair value of either the stock option or the goods or services received. Included in the balance sheet as a separate component of equity, the stock option is presented as a stock acquisition right until exercised. The standard allows unlisted companies to measure options at their intrinsic value if fair value cannot be estimated reliably. The Company has applied this standard to stock options granted on or after May 1, 2006.
 
o. Presentation of Equity — On December 9, 2005, the ASBJ published a new accounting standard for presentation of equity. Under this accounting standard, certain items which were previously presented as liabilities or assets, as the case may be, are now presented as components of equity. Such items include stock acquisition rights, minority interests, and any deferred gain or loss on derivatives accounted for under hedge accounting. This standard is applied to fiscal years ending on or after May 1, 2006. The balances of such items as of March 31, 2006 (unaudited) were reclassified as separate components of equity as of April 1, 2006 in the consolidated statements of changes in equity.


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Yahoo Japan Corporation and Consolidated Subsidiaries
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
p. Leases — Under the Japanese accounting standard for leases, finance leases that deem to transfer ownership of the leased property to the lessee are to be capitalized, whereas other finance leases are permitted to be accounted for as operating lease transactions if certain “as if capitalized” information is disclosed in the notes to the lessee’s financial statements. All other leases are accounted for as operating leases.
 
q. Income Taxes — The provision for income taxes is computed based on the pretax income included in the consolidated statements of income. The asset and liability approach is used to recognize deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the carrying amounts and the tax bases of assets and liabilities. Deferred taxes are determined by applying currently enacted tax laws to the temporary differences.
 
r. Foreign Currency Translations — All short-term and long-term monetary receivables and payables denominated in foreign currencies are translated into Japanese Yen at the exchange rates at the balance sheet date. Foreign exchange translation gains and losses are recognized in the consolidated statements of income to the extent that they are not hedged by forward exchange contracts.
 
s. Derivative Financial Instruments — The Company uses a variety of derivative financial instruments, including foreign currency forward contracts and foreign currency option contracts, as a means of hedging exposure to foreign exchange risks. The Company does not hold or issue derivatives for trading or speculative purposes.
 
Derivative financial instruments and foreign currency transactions are classified and accounted for as follows: (a) all derivatives are recognized as either assets or liabilities and measured at fair value, and gains or losses on derivative transactions are recognized in the consolidated statements of income, and; (b) if derivatives used for hedging purposes qualify for hedge accounting because of high correlation and effectiveness between the hedging instruments and the hedged items, gains or losses on such derivatives are deferred until maturity of the hedged transactions.
 
If foreign currency forward contracts and foreign currency option contracts qualify for hedge accounting and meet specific matching criteria, assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the contract rates and no gains or losses on derivative transactions are recognized.
 
t. Per Share Information — Basic net income per share is computed by dividing net income available to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period, retroactively adjusted for stock splits.
 
Diluted net income per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities were exercised or converted into common stock. Diluted net income per share of common stock assumes full conversion of the outstanding convertible notes and bonds at the beginning of the year (or at the time of issuance) with an applicable adjustment for related interest expense, net of tax, and full exercise of outstanding warrants.
 
Cash dividends per share presented in the accompanying consolidated statements of income are dividends applicable to the respective years including dividends to be paid after the end of the year, retroactively adjusted for stock splits.
 
u. New Accounting Pronouncements
 
Lease Accounting — On March 30, 2007, the ASBJ issued ASBJ Statement No. 13, “Accounting Standard for Lease Transactions,” which revised the existing accounting standard for lease transactions issued on June 17, 1993. The revised accounting standard for lease transactions is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after April 1, 2008 with early adoption permitted for fiscal years beginning on or after April 1, 2007.
 
Under the existing accounting standard, finance leases that deem to transfer ownership of the leased property to the lessee are to be capitalized. However, other finance leases are permitted to be accounted for as operating lease transactions if certain “as if capitalized” information is disclosed in the notes to the lessee’s financial statements.


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
The revised accounting standard requires that all finance lease transactions be capitalized recognizing lease assets and lease obligations in the balance sheet.
 
Note 3   Inventories
 
Inventories at March 31, 2008 and 2007 (unaudited) consisted of the following:
 
                         
          Thousands of
 
    Millions of Yen     U.S. Dollars  
    2008     2007     2008  
          (unaudited)        
 
Finished goods
  ¥ 30     ¥ 32     $ 301  
Merchandise
    1             5  
Work in process
    28       29       286  
Supplies
    181       112       1,805  
                         
Total
  ¥ 240     ¥ 173     $ 2,397  
                         
 
Note 4   Investment Securities
 
Investment securities as of March 31, 2008 and 2007 (unaudited) consisted of the following:
 
                         
                Thousands of
 
    Millions of Yen     U.S. Dollars  
    2008     2007     2008  
          (unaudited)        
 
Non-current:
                       
Marketable equity securities
  ¥ 5,218     ¥ 2,950     $ 52,083  
Non-marketable equity securities
    146,566       146,144       1,462,881  
Investments in limited partnerships and similar investments
    34       344       337  
Other
          329        
                         
Total
  ¥ 151,818     ¥ 149,767     $ 1,515,301  
                         
 
The carrying amounts and aggregate fair value of investment securities at March 31, 2008 and 2007 (unaudited) were as follows:
 
                                 
    Millions of Yen  
          Unrealized
    Unrealized
    Fair
 
March 31, 2008
  Cost     Gains     Losses     Value  
 
Securities classified as available-for-sale — Equity securities
  ¥ 2,296     ¥ 2,932     ¥ 10     ¥ 5,218  
                                 
March 31, 2007 (unaudited)
                               
Securities classified as available-for-sale — Equity securities
    684       2,266             2,950  
 
                                 
    Thousands of U.S. Dollars  
          Unrealized
    Unrealized
    Fair
 
March 31, 2008
  Cost     Gains     Losses     Value  
 
Securities classified as available-for-sale — Equity securities
  $ 22,918     $ 29,262     $ 97     $ 52,083  


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Yahoo Japan Corporation and Consolidated Subsidiaries
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
Available-for-sale securities whose fair value is not readily determinable as of March 31, 2008 and 2007 (unaudited) were as follows:
 
                         
    Carrying Amount  
          Thousands of
 
    Millions of Yen     U.S. Dollars  
    2008     2007     2008  
          (unaudited)        
 
Available-for-sale:
                       
Equity securities — preferred stocks
  ¥ 120,000     ¥ 120,000     $ 1,197,725  
Equity securities — common stocks
    26,566       26,144       265,156  
Investments in limited partnerships and others
    34       344       337  
Other
          329        
                         
Total
  ¥ 146,600     ¥ 146,817     $ 1,463,218  
                         
 
Proceeds from sales of available-for-sale securities for the years ended March 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 were ¥234 million ($2,338 thousand), ¥428 million (unaudited) and ¥1,963 million (unaudited), respectively. Both of gross realized gains and losses on these sales, computed on the moving average cost basis, were immaterial (less than ¥1 million ($10 thousand)) for the year ended March 31, 2008, whereas those gains and losses for the year ended March 31, 2007 were ¥216 million (unaudited) and ¥14 million (unaudited), for the year ended March 31, 2006 were ¥1,040 million (unaudited) and zero (unaudited), respectively.
 
Note 5   Short-Term Bank Loans and Long-Term Debt
 
(Unaudited) — Short-term bank loans at March 31, 2007 consisted of notes to banks and bank overdrafts. The annual interest rate applicable to the short-term bank loans was the variable interest rate imputed at the short-term prime rate plus 1.00%. The average interest rate for the year ended March 31, 2007 was 1.62%.
 
Long-term debt at March 31, 2008 and 2007 (unaudited) consisted of the following:
 
                         
                Thousands of
 
    Millions of Yen     U.S. Dollars  
    2008     2007     2008  
          (unaudited)        
 
Unsecured syndicated loan from banks and other financial institutions, due serially to 2011 with variable interest rate
  ¥ 50,000     ¥ 70,000     $ 499,052  
Less current portion
    (20,000 )     (20,000 )     (199,621 )
                         
Long-term debt, less current portion
  ¥ 30,000     ¥ 50,000     $ 299,431  
                         
 
The variable interest rate applicable to the syndicated loan above is imputed at the TIBOR (Tokyo Inter-Bank Offered Rate) plus 0.3% at the calculation date defined in the loan agreement.
 
Annual maturities of long-term debt at March 31, 2008 were as follows:
 
                 
Year Ending
        Thousands of
 
March 31
  Millions of Yen     U.S. Dollars  
 
2009
  ¥ 20,000     $ 199,621  
2010
    20,000       199,621  
2011
    10,000       99,810  
                 
Total
  ¥ 50,000     $ 499,052  
                 


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Yahoo Japan Corporation and Consolidated Subsidiaries
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
Note 6   Equity
 
Since May 1, 2006, Japanese companies have been subject to the Corporate Law of Japan (the “Corporate Law”), which reformed and replaced the Commercial Code of Japan (the “Code”). The significant provisions in the Corporate Law that affect financial and accounting matters are summarized below:
 
a.   Dividends
 
Under the Corporate Law, companies can pay dividends at any time during the fiscal year in addition to the year-end dividend upon resolution at the shareholders meeting. For companies that meet certain criteria such as (1) having a Board of Directors, (2) having independent auditors, (3) having a Board of Corporate Auditors, and (4) the term of service of the directors is prescribed as one year rather than two years of normal term by its articles of incorporation, the Board of Directors may declare dividends (except for dividends-in-kind) at any time during the fiscal year if the company has prescribed so in its articles of incorporation. The Company meets all the above criteria. The Corporate Law permits companies to distribute dividends-in-kind (non-cash assets) to shareholders subject to a certain limitation and additional requirements. Semi-annual interim dividends may also be paid once a year upon resolution by the Board of Directors if the articles of incorporation of the company so stipulate. The Corporate Law provides certain limitations on the amounts available for dividends or the purchase of treasury stock. The limitation is defined as the amount available for distribution to the shareholders, but the amount of net assets after dividends must be maintained at no less than ¥3 million.
 
b.   Increases/Decreases and Transfer of Common Stock, Reserve and Surplus
 
The Corporate Law requires that an amount equal to 10% of dividends be appropriated as a legal reserve (a component of retained earnings) or as additional paid-in capital (a component of capital surplus) depending on the equity account charged upon the payment of such dividends until the total of aggregate amount of legal reserve and additional paid-in capital equals 25% of the common stock. Under the Corporate Law, the total amount of additional paid-in capital and legal reserve may be reversed without limitation. The Corporate Law also provides that common stock, legal reserve, additional paid-in capital, other capital surplus and retained earnings can be transferred among the accounts under certain conditions upon resolution of the shareholders.
 
c.   Treasury Stock and Treasury Stock Acquisition Rights
 
The Corporate Law also provides for companies to purchase treasury stock and retire such treasury stock by resolution of the Board of Directors. The amount of treasury stock purchased cannot exceed the amount available for distribution to the shareholders which is determined by specific formula. Under the Corporate Law, stock acquisition rights, which were previously presented as a liability, are now presented as a separate component of equity. The Corporate Law also provides that companies can purchase both treasury stock acquisition rights and treasury stock. Such treasury stock acquisition rights are presented as a separate component of equity or deducted directly from stock acquisition rights.
 
(Unaudited) — Upon resolution and approval of the Board of Directors on February 16, 2005, the Company made a stock split by way of a free share distribution at the rate of two shares for each outstanding share on May 20, 2005. As a result, 7,550,124 shares of common stock were issued to shareholders of record on March 31, 2005.
 
(Unaudited) — Upon resolution and approval of the Board of Directors on August 17, 2005, the Company made a stock split by way of a free share distribution at the rate of two shares for each outstanding share on November 18, 2005. As a result, 15,104,854 shares of common stock were issued to shareholders of record on September 30, 2005.
 
(Unaudited) — Upon resolution and approval of the Board of Directors on February 16, 2006, the Company made a stock split by way of a free share distribution at the rate of two shares for each outstanding share on April 1, 2006. As a result, 30,226,068 shares of common stock were issued to shareholders of record on March 31, 2006.


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Yahoo Japan Corporation and Consolidated Subsidiaries
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
Note 7   Stock Option
 
Stock options outstanding as of March 31, 2008 are as follows:
 
The Company
 
                                     
        Number of
           
Stock Option
  Persons Granted   Options Granted   Date of Grant   Exercise Price   Exercise Period
 
2000 Stock Option(1)
    20 employees       57,344 shares       2000.1.31     ¥ 51,270     From January 22, 2002
                            ($ 511.7 )  
to January 21, 2010
2000 Stock Option(2)
    7 employees       11,264 shares       2000.6.27     ¥ 38,086     From June 17, 2002
                            ($ 380.1 )  
to June 16, 2010
2000 Stock Option(3)
    3 directors       148,992 shares       2000.12.18     ¥ 19,416     From December 9, 2002
      84 employees                     ($ 193.8 )  
to December 8, 2010
2001 Stock Option(1)
    3 directors       108,544 shares       2001.6.29     ¥ 9,559     From June 21, 2003
      72 employees                     ($ 95.4 )  
to June 20, 2011
2001 Stock Option(2)
    3 directors       112,640 shares       2001.12.18     ¥ 8,497     From December 8, 2003
      72 employees                     ($ 84.8 )  
to December 7, 2011
2002 Stock Option(1)
    2 directors       47,616 shares       2002.7.29     ¥ 10,196     From June 21, 2004
      65 employees                     ($ 101.8 )  
to June 20, 2012
2002 Stock Option(2)
    19 employees       5,888 shares       2002.11.20     ¥ 11,375     From November 21, 2004
                            ($ 113.5 )  
to June 20, 2012
2003 Stock Option(1)
    5 directors       19,840 shares       2003.7.25     ¥ 33,438     From June 21, 2005
      83 employees                     ($ 333.7 )  
to June 20, 2013
2003 Stock Option(2)
    43 employees       2,464 shares       2003.11.4     ¥ 51,478     From November 5, 2005
                            ($ 513.8 )  
to June 20, 2013
2003 Stock Option(3)
    38 employees       2,400 shares       2004.1.29     ¥ 47,813     From January 30, 2006
                            ($ 477.2 )  
to June 20, 2013
2003 Stock Option(4)
    41 employees       1,168 shares       2004.5.13     ¥ 78,512     From May 14, 2006
                            ($ 783.6 )  
to June 20, 2013
2004 Stock Option(1)
    5 directors       9,856 shares       2004.7.29     ¥ 65,290     From June 18, 2006
      131 employees                     ($ 651.7 )  
to June 17, 2014
2004 Stock Option(2)
    46 employees       712 shares       2004.11.1     ¥ 62,488     From November 2, 2006
                            ($ 623.7 )  
to June 17, 2014
2004 Stock Option(3)
    29 employees       344 shares       2005.1.28     ¥ 65,375     From January 29, 2007
                            ($ 652.5 )  
to June 17, 2014
2004 Stock Option(4)
    42 employees       276 shares       2005.5.12     ¥ 60,563     From May 13, 2007
                            ($ 604.5 )  
to June 17, 2014
2005 Stock Option(1)
    5 directors       5,716 shares       2005.7.28     ¥ 58,500     From June 18, 2007
      180 employees                     ($ 583.9 )  
to June 17, 2015
2005 Stock Option(2)
    31 employees       234 shares       2005.11.1     ¥ 62,000     From November 2, 2007
                            ($ 618.8 )  
to June 17, 2015
2005 Stock Option(3)
    65 employees       316 shares       2006.1.31     ¥ 79,500     From February 1, 2008
                            ($ 793.5 )  
to June 17, 2015
2005 Stock Option(4)
    49 employees       112 shares       2006.5.2     ¥ 67,940     From May 3, 2008
                            ($ 678.1 )  
to June 17, 2015
2006 Stock Option(1)
    5 directors       8,569 shares       2006.9.6     ¥ 47,198     From August 24, 2008
      157 employees                     ($ 471.1 )  
to August 23, 2016
2006 Stock Option(2)
    49 employees       313 shares       2006.11.6     ¥ 44,774     From October 24, 2008
                            ($ 446.9 )  
to October 23, 2016
2006 Stock Option(3)
    62 employees       360 shares       2007.2.7     ¥ 47,495     From January 25, 2009
                            ($ 474.0 )  
to January 24, 2017


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
                                     
        Number of
           
Stock Option
  Persons Granted   Options Granted   Date of Grant   Exercise Price   Exercise Period
 
2007 Stock Option(1)
    66 employees       651 shares       2007.5.8     ¥ 45,500     From April 25, 2009
                            ($ 454.1 )  
to April 24, 2017
2007 Stock Option(2)
    5 directors       10,000 shares       2007.8.7     ¥ 40,320     From July 25, 2009
      225 employees                     ($ 402.4 )  
to July 24, 2017
2007 Stock Option(3)
    119 employees       766 shares       2007.11.7     ¥ 51,162     From October 25, 2009
                            ($ 510.6 )  
to October 24, 2017
2007 Stock Option(4)
    124 employees       817 shares       2008.2.13     ¥ 47,500     From January 31, 2010
                            ($ 474.1 )  
to January 31, 2018
 
Notes:   1.  Each stock option in the table above will vest in three phases according to the respective vesting conditions and vesting periods. For each stock option, the initiation date of the exercise period, defined as the day after the first vesting date, indicates the first day on which the first part of the option becomes exercisable.
 
  2.   The options will be forfeited upon termination of employment even if they were vested.
 
Consolidated Subsidiaries
 
                                     
        Number of
             
Stock Option
  Persons Granted   Options Granted   Date of Grant   Exercise Price     Exercise Period
 
Value Insight
                                   
2000 Stock Option(1)
    3 directors       300 shares       2000.3.30     ¥ 50,000     From April 1, 2002
                            ($ 499.1 )  
to March 29, 2010
2000 Stock Option(2)
    2 directors       300 shares       2000.9.20     ¥ 150,000     From October 1, 2002
      18 employees                     ($ 1,497.2 )  
to September 14, 2010
2001 Stock Option
    19 employees       190 shares       2001.4.2     ¥ 400,000     From April 1, 2003
                            ($ 3,992.4 )  
to March 29, 2011
2002 Stock Option
    32 employees       92 shares       2002.3.31     ¥ 450,000     From April 1, 2004
                            ($ 4,491.5 )  
to March 21, 2012
2003 Stock Option
    3 directors       182 shares       2003.3.31     ¥ 450,000     From April 1, 2005
      30 employees                     ($ 4,491.5 )  
to March 27, 2013
NewsWatch
                                   
2004 Stock Option
    3 directors       3,035 shares       2004.11.26     ¥ 50,000     From November 27, 2006
      33 employees                     ($ 499.1 )  
to November 26, 2014
2005 Stock Option
    6 employees       200 shares       2005.11.18     ¥ 50,000     From November 27, 2006
                            ($ 499.1 )  
to November 26, 2014
Brainer
                                   
2006 Stock Option
    3 directors       85,000 shares       2006.9.18     ¥ 30     From October 1, 2008
      3 others                     ($ 0.3 )  
to October 1, 2016
 
Note:   The stock options of NewsWatch, Inc. (“NewsWatch”) in the table above will vest in three phases according to the respective vesting conditions and vesting periods. For each stock option, the initiation date of the exercise period, defined as the day after the first vesting date, indicates the first day on which the first part of the option becomes exercisable.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
 
The stock option activity for the year ended March 31, 2008 is as follows:
 
The Company
 
                                         
    2000 Stock
    2000 Stock
    2000 Stock
    2001 Stock
    2001 Stock
 
For The Year Ended March 31, 2008
  Option(1)     Option(2)     Option(3)     Option(1)     Option(2)  
                (Shares)              
 
Non-vested:
                                       
March 31, 2007 — outstanding (unaudited)
                             
Granted
                             
Canceled
                             
Vested
                             
March 31, 2008 — outstanding
                                       
Vested:
                                       
March 31, 2007 — outstanding (unaudited)
    18,432       2,048       50,448       19,777       26,478  
Vested
                             
Exercised
                (9,704 )     (2,942 )     (4,746 )
Canceled
                             
March 31, 2008 — outstanding
    18,432       2,048       40,744       16,835       21,732  
Exercise price
  ¥ 51,270     ¥ 38,086     ¥ 19,416     ¥ 9,559     ¥ 8,497  
    ($ 511.7 )   ($ 380.1 )   ($ 193.8 )   ($ 95.4 )   ($ 84.8 )
Average stock price at exercise
              ¥ 47,579     ¥ 45,751     ¥ 45,975  
                ($ 474.9 )   ($ 456.6 )   ($ 458.9 )
 
                                         
    2002 Stock
    2002 Stock
    2003 Stock
    2003 Stock
    2003 Stock
 
For The Year Ended March 31, 2008
  Option(1)     Option(2)     Option(1)     Option(2)     Option(3)  
                (Shares)              
 
Non-vested:
                                       
March 31, 2007 — outstanding (unaudited)
                7,296       1,312       928  
Granted
                             
Canceled
                      (192 )     (160 )
Vested
                (7,296 )     (1,120 )     (768 )
March 31, 2008 — outstanding
                             
Vested:
                                       
March 31, 2007 — outstanding (unaudited)
    25,600       2,304       9,920       416       512  
Vested
                7,296       1,120       768  
Exercised
    (5,632 )     (1,024 )     (960 )            
Canceled
                      (96 )     (64 )
March 31, 2008 — outstanding
    19,968       1,280       16,256       1,440       1,216  
Exercise price
  ¥ 10,196     ¥ 11,375     ¥ 33,438     ¥ 51,478     ¥ 47,813  
    ($ 101.8 )   ($ 113.5 )   ($ 333.7 )   ($ 513.8 )   ($ 477.2 )
Average stock price at exercise
  ¥ 48,855     ¥ 50,975     ¥ 45,593              
    ($ 487.6 )   ($ 508.8 )   ($ 455.1 )            
 


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
                                         
    2003 Stock
    2004 Stock
    2004 Stock
    2004 Stock
    2004 Stock
 
For The Year Ended March 31, 2008
  Option(4)     Option(1)     Option(2)     Option(3)     Option(4)  
                (Shares)              
 
Non-vested:
                                       
March 31, 2007 — outstanding (unaudited)
    496       5,280       352       200       232  
Granted
                             
Canceled
    (32 )     (112 )     (32 )     (8 )     (4 )
Vested
    (48 )     (1,776 )     (48 )     (24 )     (68 )
March 31, 2008 — outstanding
    416       3,392       272       168       160  
Vested:
                                       
March 31, 2007 — outstanding (unaudited)
    176       3,968       184       64        
Vested
    48       1,776       48       24       68  
Exercised
                             
Canceled
                (24 )            
March 31, 2008 — outstanding
    224       5,744       208       88       68  
Exercise price
  ¥ 78,512     ¥ 65,290     ¥ 62,488     ¥ 65,375     ¥ 60,563  
    ($ 783.6 )   ($ 651.7 )   ($ 623.7 )   ($ 652.5 )   ($ 604.5 )
Average stock price at exercise
                             
 
                                         
    2005 Stock
    2005 Stock
    2005 Stock
    2005 Stock
    2006 Stock
 
For The Year Ended March 31, 2008
  Option(1)     Option(2)     Option(3)     Option(4)     Option(1)  
                (Shares)              
 
Non-vested:
                                       
March 31, 2007 — outstanding (unaudited)
    5,472       186       282       98       8,518  
Granted
                             
Canceled
    (96 )     (28 )     (20 )     (13 )     (250 )
Vested
    (2,704 )     (72 )     (114 )            
March 31, 2008 — outstanding
    2,672       86       148       85       8,268  
Vested:
                                       
March 31, 2007 — outstanding (unaudited)
                             
Vested
    2,704       72       114              
Exercised
                             
Canceled
    (68 )     (2 )                  
March 31, 2008 — outstanding
    2,636       70       114              
Exercise price
  ¥ 58,500     ¥ 62,000     ¥ 79,500     ¥ 67,940     ¥ 47,198  
    ($ 583.9 )   ($ 618.8 )   ($ 793.5 )   ($ 678.1 )   ($ 471.1 )
Average stock price at exercise
                             
 

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Yahoo Japan Corporation and Consolidated Subsidiaries
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
                                         
    2006 Stock
    2006 Stock
    2007 Stock
    2007 Stock
    2007 Stock
 
For The Year Ended March 31, 2008
  Option(2)     Option(3)     Option(1)     Option(2)     Option(3)  
                (Shares)              
 
Non-vested:
                                       
March 31, 2007 — outstanding (unaudited)
    302       360                    
Granted
                651       10,000       766  
Canceled
    (20 )     (30 )     (35 )     (119 )     (23 )
Vested
                             
March 31, 2008 — outstanding
    282       330       616       9,881       743  
Vested:
                                       
March 31, 2007 — outstanding (unaudited)
                             
Vested
                             
Exercised
                             
Canceled
                             
March 31, 2008 — outstanding
                             
Exercise price
  ¥ 44,774     ¥ 47,495     ¥ 45,500     ¥ 40,320     ¥ 51,162  
    ($ 446.9 )   ($ 474.0 )   ($ 454.1 )   ($ 402.4 )   ($ 510.6 )
Average stock price at exercise
                             
 
         
    2007 Stock
 
For The Year Ended March 31, 2008
  Option(4)  
    (Shares)  
 
Non-vested:
       
March 31, 2007 — outstanding (unaudited)
     
Granted
    817  
Canceled
    (1 )
Vested
     
March 31, 2008 — outstanding
    816  
Vested:
       
March 31, 2007 — outstanding (unaudited)
     
Vested
     
Exercised
     
Canceled
     
March 31, 2008 — outstanding
     
Exercise price
  ¥ 47,500  
    ($ 474.1 )
Average stock price at exercise
     

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Yahoo Japan Corporation and Consolidated Subsidiaries
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
Fair value information of stock options granted on or after May 1, 2006, which is required under the accounting standard for stock options, is as follows:
 
                                 
    2005 Stock
    2006 Stock
    2006 Stock
    2006 Stock
 
    Option(4)     Option(1)     Option(2)     Option(3)  
 
Fair value price at grant date:
                               
a. 
  ¥ 30,958     ¥ 24,564     ¥ 23,832     ¥ 20,435  
    ($ 309.0 )   ($ 245.2 )   ($ 237.9 )   ($ 204.0 )
b. 
  ¥ 35,782     ¥ 26,803     ¥ 25,311     ¥ 23,448  
    ($ 357.1 )   ($ 267.5 )   ($ 252.6 )   ($ 234.0 )
c. 
  ¥ 39,196     ¥ 28,156     ¥ 26,766     ¥ 25,578  
    ($ 391.2 )   ($ 281.0 )   ($ 267.2 )   ($ 255.3 )
 
                                 
    2007 Stock
    2007 Stock
    2007 Stock
    2007 Stock
 
    Option(1)     Option(2)     Option(3)     Option(4)  
 
Fair value price at grant date:
                               
a. 
  ¥ 22,586     ¥ 17,061     ¥ 20,900     ¥ 20,289  
    ($ 225.4 )   ($ 170.3 )   ($ 208.6 )   ($ 202.5 )
b. 
  ¥ 25,697     ¥ 18,121     ¥ 23,651     ¥ 23,128  
    ($ 256.5 )   ($ 180.9 )   ($ 236.1 )   ($ 230.8 )
c. 
  ¥ 27,206     ¥ 20,659     ¥ 26,853     ¥ 24,691  
    ($ 271.5 )   ($ 206.2 )   ($ 268.0 )   ($ 246.4 )
 
Note:   The stock options of the Company will vest in three phases according to the respective vesting conditions and vesting periods. Therefore, the information above is presented to show fair values of the stock options applicable to each of the three phases.
 
The assumptions used to measure fair value of stock options granted during the year ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 (unaudited) are as follows:
 
Estimate method:  Black-Scholes option pricing model
 
                 
    2007 Stock
  2007 Stock
  2007 Stock
  2007 Stock
    Option(1)   Option(2)   Option(3)   Option(4)
 
Volatility of stock price:
               
a. 
  53.4%   51.4%   48.1%   45.3%
b. 
  60.2%   52.7%   53.0%   50.7%
c. 
  62.4%   59.2%   59.3%   52.8%
Estimated remaining outstanding period:
               
a. 
  5.96 years   5.96 years   5.96 years   5.96 years
b. 
  6.46 years   6.46 years   6.46 years   6.46 years
c. 
  6.96 years   6.96 years   6.96 years   6.96 years
Estimated dividend (dividend yield)
  0.21%   0.26%   0.20%   0.23%
Interest rate with risk free:
               
a. 
  1.32%   1.42%   1.17%   0.99%
b. 
  1.37%   1.46%   1.21%   1.03%
c. 
  1.41%   1.50%   1.25%   1.07%
 
Notes:   1.  The a, b and c denoted in the table above correspond to those in the fair value information.


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Yahoo Japan Corporation and Consolidated Subsidiaries
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
 
  2.   Periods for computation using actual stock price:
 
         
2007 Stock Option(1):
  a.   From May 14, 2001 to May 4, 2007
    b.   From November 13, 2000 to May 4, 2007
    c.   From May 15, 2000 to May 4, 2007
         
2007 Stock Option(2):
  a.   From August 13, 2001 to August 3, 2007
    b.   From February 12, 2001 to August 3, 2007
    c.   From August 14, 2000 to August 3, 2007
         
2007 Stock Option(3):
  a.   From November 12, 2001 to November 2, 2007
    b.   From May 14, 2001 to November 2, 2007
    c.   From November 13, 2000 to November 2, 2007
         
2007 Stock Option(4):
  a.   From February 18, 2002 to February 8, 2008
    b.   From August 20, 2001 to February 8, 2008
    c.   From February 19, 2001 to February 8, 2008
 
  3.   Estimated remaining outstanding period is determined based on the assumption that all the options are exercised by the middle date of the exercise period.
 
  4.   Estimated dividend is determined based on the actual dividend applicable to the year ended March 31, 2007 (unaudited).
 
  5.   For the risk free interest rate, the Company uses the yield of Japanese treasury bond applicable to the estimated remaining outstanding period of options.
 
  6.   Estimated number of options vested is determined based on the actual termination ratio of employees.
 
Consolidated Subsidiaries
 
Value Insight
 
                                         
    2000 Stock
    2000 Stock
    2001 Stock
    2002 Stock
    2003 Stock
 
For The Year Ended March 31, 2008
  Option(1)     Option(2)     Option     Option     Option  
                (Shares)              
 
Non-vested:
                                       
March 31, 2007 — outstanding (unaudited)
    100       230       100       53       106  
Granted
                             
Canceled
          (50 )     (20 )     (30 )     (49 )
Vested
                             
March 31, 2008 — outstanding
    100       180       80       23       57  
Vested:
                                       
March 31, 2007 — outstanding (unaudited)
                             
Vested
                             
Exercised
                             
Canceled
                             
March 31, 2008 — outstanding
                             
Exercise price
  ¥ 50,000     ¥ 150,000     ¥ 400,000     ¥ 450,000     ¥ 450,000  
    ($ 499.1 )   ($ 1,497.2 )   ($ 3,992.4 )   ($ 4,491.5 )   ($ 4,491.5 )
Average stock price at exercise
                             


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Yahoo Japan Corporation and Consolidated Subsidiaries
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
NewsWatch
 
                 
    2004 Stock
    2005 Stock
 
For The Year Ended March 31, 2008
  Option     Option  
    (Shares)  
 
Non-vested:
               
March 31, 2007 — outstanding (unaudited)
    2,100       160  
Granted
           
Canceled
    (140 )      
Vested
           
March 31, 2008 — outstanding
    1,960       160  
Vested:
               
March 31, 2007 — outstanding (unaudited)
               
Vested
           
Exercised
           
Canceled
           
March 31, 2008 — outstanding
           
Exercise price
  ¥ 50,000     ¥ 50,000  
    ($ 499.1 )   ($ 499.1 )
Average stock price at exercise
           
 
Brainer
 
                 
    2006 Stock
       
For The Year Ended March 31, 2008
  Option        
    (Shares)        
 
Non-vested:
               
March 31, 2007 — outstanding (unaudited)
               
Granted
    85,000          
Canceled
             
Vested
             
March 31, 2008 — outstanding
    85,000          
Vested:
               
March 31, 2007 — outstanding (unaudited)
               
Vested
             
Exercised
             
Canceled
             
March 31, 2008 — outstanding
             
Exercise price
  ¥ 30          
    ($ 0.3 )        
Average stock price at exercise
             
 
Note 8   Income Taxes
 
The Company and its domestic subsidiaries are subject to Japanese national and local income taxes which, in the aggregate, resulted in a normal effective statutory tax rate of approximately 40.7% for the years ended March 31, 2008, 2007 (unaudited) and 2006 (unaudited).


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Yahoo Japan Corporation and Consolidated Subsidiaries
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
The tax effects of significant temporary differences which resulted in deferred tax assets and liabilities at March 31, 2008 and 2007 (unaudited) are as follows:
 
                         
          Thousands of
 
    Millions of Yen     U.S. Dollars  
    2008     2007     2008  
          (unaudited)        
 
Deferred tax assets:
                       
Enterprise tax payable
  ¥ 2,175     ¥ 2,059     $ 21,713  
Allowance for doubtful accounts
    736       995       7,349  
Depreciation and amortization
    3,777       2,949       37,702  
Provision for Yahoo! Points
    888       828       8,868  
Other
    2,082       1,868       20,770  
Less valuation allowance
    (289 )     (419 )     (2,888 )
                         
Total
    9,369       8,280       93,514  
Deferred tax liabilities:
                       
Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities
    1,164       945       11,626  
                         
Net deferred tax assets
  ¥ 8,205     ¥ 7,335     $ 81,888  
                         
 
Reconciliation between the normal effective statutory tax rate and the actual effective tax rate reflected in the accompanying consolidated statement of income for the year ended March 31, 2008 is as follows:
 
         
    2008  
 
Normal effective statutory tax rate
    40.7 %
Loss on write-down of investment securities
    1.5  
Amortization of goodwill
    1.2  
Equity earnings and losses under the equity method
    1.1  
Expenses not deductible for income tax purpose
    0.2  
Other — net
    (0.2 )
         
Actual effective tax rate
    44.5 %
         
 
(Unaudited) — Reconciliations for the years ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 were not presented because the difference between the two tax rates was not material.
 
Note 9   Lease
 
The Group leases certain computer equipment, office equipment and vehicles.
 
Total rental expenses including lease payments under finance leases for the years ended March 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 were ¥5,877 million ($58,657 thousand), ¥4,624 million (unaudited) and ¥3,824 million (unaudited), respectively.
 
Pro forma information of leased property such as acquisition cost, accumulated depreciation, obligations under finance leases, depreciation expense and interest expense and other information of finance leases that do not transfer


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
ownership of the leased property to the lessee on an “as if capitalized” basis for the years ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 (unaudited) is as follows:
 
                                 
    Millions of Yen  
    2008  
    Buildings
                   
    and
                   
    Structures     Equipment     Software     Total  
 
Acquisition cost
  ¥ 13     ¥ 132     ¥ 60     ¥ 205  
Accumulated depreciation
    (4 )     (48 )     (32 )     (84 )
                                 
Net leased property
  ¥ 9     ¥ 84     ¥ 28     ¥ 121  
                                 
 
                                 
    Millions of Yen  
    2007 (unaudited)  
    Buildings
                   
    and
                   
    Structures     Equipment     Software     Total  
 
Acquisition cost
  ¥ 13     ¥ 131     ¥ 60     ¥ 204  
Accumulated depreciation
    (2 )     (59 )     (21 )     (82 )
                                 
Net leased property
  ¥ 11     ¥ 72     ¥ 39     ¥ 122  
                                 
 
                                 
    Thousands of U.S. Dollars  
    2008  
    Buildings
                   
    and
                   
    Structures     Equipment     Software     Total  
 
Acquisition cost
  $ 133     $ 1,312     $ 603     $ 2,048  
Accumulated depreciation
    (38 )     (475 )     (322 )     (835 )
                                 
Net leased property
  $ 95     $ 837     $ 281     $ 1,213  
                                 
 
Obligations under finance leases:
 
                         
          Thousands of
 
    Millions of Yen     U.S. Dollars  
    2008     2007     2008  
          (unaudited)        
 
Due within one year
  ¥ 34     ¥ 36     $ 345  
Due after one year
    91       89       906  
                         
Total
  ¥ 125     ¥ 125     $ 1,251  
                         
 
Depreciation expense and interest expense under finance leases:
 
                                 
          Thousands of
 
    Millions of Yen     U.S. Dollars  
    2008     2007     2006     2008  
          (unaudited)     (unaudited)        
 
Depreciation expense
  ¥ 40     ¥ 40     ¥ 36     $ 396  
Interest expense
    5       4       2       48  
                                 
Total
  ¥ 45     ¥ 44     ¥ 38     $ 444  
                                 


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Yahoo Japan Corporation and Consolidated Subsidiaries
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
Depreciation expense and interest expense, which are not reflected in the accompanying consolidated statements of income, are computed by the straight-line method with no salvage value and the interest method, respectively.
 
The minimum rental commitments under noncancelable operating leases at March 31, 2008 were as follows:
 
                 
          Thousands of
 
    Millions of Yen     U.S. Dollars  
 
Due within one year
  ¥ 1,299     $ 12,968  
Due after one year
    2,573       25,676  
                 
Total
  ¥ 3,872     $ 38,644  
                 
 
Note 10   Derivatives
 
The Company enters into foreign currency forward contracts and foreign currency option contracts to hedge foreign exchange risk associated with certain assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies.
 
It is the Group’s policy to use derivatives only for the purpose of reducing market risks associated with such assets and liabilities. The Group does not hold or issue derivatives for trading or speculative purposes.
 
Because the counterparties to those derivatives are limited to major international financial institutions, the Group does not anticipate any loss arising from credit risk.
 
Derivative transactions entered into by the Group have been made in accordance with internal policies which regulate the authorization and credit limit amount. The basic policies for use of derivatives are approved by the directors and the execution and control of derivatives are controlled by the Management Department.
 
Since all of the Company’s derivative transactions qualify for hedge accounting and meet specific matching criteria for the years ended March 31, 2008, 2007 (unaudited) and 2006 (unaudited), assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the contract rates and no gains or losses on derivative transactions are recognized. Therefore, market value information of derivatives is not presented.
 
Note 11   Related Party Transactions
 
Transactions of the Group with the parent company, SOFTBANK CORP., the parent company subsidiary, BB MOBILE CORP., unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies (together the “related companies”) for the years ended March 31, 2008, 2007 (unaudited), and 2006 (unaudited) are as follows:
 
                                 
          Thousands of
 
    Millions of Yen     U.S. Dollars  
    2008     2007     2006     2008  
          (unaudited)     (unaudited)        
 
Royalty paid
  ¥ 7,510     ¥ 6,025     ¥ 4,709     $ 74,957  
Sales of advertisement
          40,100       28,687        
Sale of investment securities:
                               
Proceeds from sale
          294              
Gain on sale
          241              
Stock subscription
          120,000              
Interest income
                629        


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Yahoo Japan Corporation and Consolidated Subsidiaries
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
The balances due to or from the related companies at March 31, 2008 and 2007 (unaudited) are as follows:
 
                         
          Thousands of
 
    Millions of Yen     U.S. Dollars  
    2008     2007     2008  
          (unaudited)        
 
Accounts receivable
        ¥ 4,191        
Investment securities
          120,000        
Other payable
  ¥ 2,719       2,411     $ 27,136  
 
Transactions of the Group with directors for the years ended March 31, 2008, 2007 (unaudited), and 2006 (unaudited) are as follows:
 
                                 
          Thousands of
 
    Millions of Yen     U.S. Dollars  
    2008     2007     2006     2008  
          (unaudited)     (unaudited)        
 
Exercise of stock options
  ¥ 57     ¥ 24     ¥ 45     $ 568  
 
Note 12   Net Income Per Share
 
Reconciliation of the differences between basic and diluted net income per share (“EPS”) after the retroactive restatement of stock splits for the years ended March 31, 2008, 2007 (unaudited) and 2006 (unaudited) is as follows:
 
                                 
    Millions
                   
    of Yen     Thousands     Yen     U.S. Dollars  
    Net
    Weighted-average
       
Year Ended March 31, 2008
  Income     Shares     EPS  
 
Basic EPS — Net income available to common shareholders
  ¥ 62,618       60,485     ¥ 1,035.27     $ 10.33  
                                 
Effect of dilutive securities — Warrants
          86                  
                                 
Diluted EPS — Net income for computation
  ¥ 62,618       60,571     ¥ 1,033.79     $ 10.32  
                                 
Year Ended March 31, 2007 (unaudited)
                               
Basic EPS — Net income available to common shareholders
  ¥ 57,963       60,462     ¥ 958.66          
                                 
Effect of dilutive securities — Warrants
          125                  
                                 
Diluted EPS — Net income for computation
  ¥ 57,963       60,587     ¥ 956.70          
                                 
Year Ended March 31, 2006 (unaudited)
                               
Basic EPS — Net income available to common shareholders
  ¥ 46,923       60,420     ¥ 776.62          
                                 
Effect of dilutive securities — Warrants
          160                  
                                 
Diluted EPS — Net income for computation
  ¥ 46,923       60,580     ¥ 774.57          
                                 


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
Note 13   Subsequent Events
 
a.   Appropriation of Retained Earnings
 
The following appropriation of retained earnings at March 31, 2008 was approved at the Company’s general shareholders meeting held on June 24, 2008:
 
                 
          Thousands of
 
    Millions of Yen     U.S. Dollars  
 
Year-end cash dividends, ¥104.00 ($1.04) per share
  ¥ 6,292     $ 62,801  
 
b.   Acquisition of Treasury Shares
 
At the Board of Directors meeting held on May 23, 2008, the Board approved a proposal authorizing the Company to acquire up to 1,210 thousand of its common shares, which is equivalent to 2.00% of the entire issued shares, at an aggregate acquisition price of up to ¥60,000 million ($598,862 thousand) as treasury stock in order to gain financial efficiency and to return its profit to investors. The acquisition was made via market by a trust from June 2, 2008 to July 11, 2008. The Company retired all of the treasury stock acquired.
 
Note 14   Segment Information
 
The Group classifies its services into three segments, namely, (1) advertising, (2) business services, and (3) personal services, as summarized below.
 
The advertising segment comprises Internet-based advertising-related services. Main sources of revenue for this segment include sales of banner and text advertisements on the Yahoo! JAPAN Web site, the paid search service, and advertisement planning and production services.
 
The business services segment includes non-advertising-related services for corporations. This segment derives revenue from fees and commissions for various information listing services, tenant fees and royalties from stores listed on the Yahoo! Auctions and Yahoo! Shopping sites, incentive fees for acquiring new subscribers to the Yahoo! BB broadband service, and fees for other information services.
 
The personal services segment consists of services to individual Internet users. Main revenue sources for this segment include Yahoo! Auctions system usage fees, Yahoo! Premium membership fees, Internet services provider (ISP) fees from Yahoo! BB subscribers, and sales of various kinds of content.
 
Information about business segments, geographical segments and sales to foreign customers of the Group as of and for the years ended March 31, 2008, 2007 (unaudited) and 2006 (unaudited) is as follows:
 
(1)   Business Segments
 
a.   Sales and Operating Income
 
                                         
    Millions of Yen  
    2008  
          Business
    Personal
    Eliminations/
       
    Advertising     Services     Services     Corporate     Consolidated  
 
Sales to customers
  ¥ 131,041     ¥ 57,999     ¥ 72,987     ¥     ¥ 262,027  
Intersegment sales
    3       70       67       (140 )      
                                         
Total sales
    131,044       58,069       73,054       (140 )     262,027  
Operating expenses
    66,294       34,506       24,371       12,048       137,219  
                                         
Operating income
  ¥ 64,750     ¥ 23,563     ¥ 48,683     ¥ (12,188 )   ¥ 124,808  
                                         


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
b.   Assets, Depreciation and Amortization, and Capital Expenditures
 
                                         
    Millions of Yen  
    2008  
          Business
    Personal
    Eliminations/
       
    Advertising     Services     Services     Corporate     Consolidated  
 
Assets
  ¥ 44,829     ¥ 34,828     ¥ 31,923     ¥ 258,080     ¥ 369,660  
Depreciation and amortization
    4,166       2,323       2,966       725       10,180  
Capital expenditures
    4,530       2,516       3,190       744       10,980  
 
a.   Sales and Operating Income
 
                                         
    Thousands of U.S. Dollars  
    2008  
          Business
    Personal
    Eliminations/
       
    Advertising     Services     Services     Corporate     Consolidated  
 
Sales to customers
  $ 1,307,930     $ 578,893     $ 728,481     $     $ 2,615,304  
Intersegment sales
    30       704       665       (1,399 )      
                                         
Total sales
    1,307,960       579,597       729,146       (1,399 )     2,615,304  
Operating expenses
    661,688       344,411       243,239       120,256       1,369,594  
                                         
Operating income
  $ 646,272     $ 235,186     $ 485,907     $ (121,655 )   $ 1,245,710  
                                         
 
b.   Assets, Depreciation and Amortization, and Capital Expenditures
 
                                         
    Thousands of U.S. Dollars  
    2008  
          Business
    Personal
    Eliminations/
       
    Advertising     Services     Services     Corporate     Consolidated  
 
Assets
  $ 447,436     $ 347,616     $ 318,626     $ 2,575,913     $ 3,689,591  
Depreciation and amortization
    41,580       23,189       29,605       7,231       101,605  
Capital expenditures
    45,213       25,115       31,839       7,426       109,593  
 
a.   Sales and Operating Income
 
                                         
    Millions of Yen  
    2007 (unaudited)  
          Business
    Personal
    Eliminations/
       
    Advertising     Services     Services     Corporate     Consolidated  
 
Sales to customers
  ¥ 89,197     ¥ 48,098     ¥ 75,258     ¥     ¥ 212,553  
Intersegment sales
    5       117       25       (147 )      
                                         
Total sales
    89,202       48,215       75,283       (147 )     212,553  
Operating expenses
    38,897       28,912       27,309       11,202       106,320  
                                         
Operating income
  ¥ 50,305     ¥ 19,303     ¥ 47,974     ¥ (11,349 )   ¥ 106,233  
                                         


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
b.   Assets, Depreciation and Amortization, and Capital Expenditures
 
                                         
    Millions of Yen  
    2007 (unaudited)  
          Business
    Personal
    Eliminations/
       
    Advertising     Services     Services     Corporate     Consolidated  
 
Assets
  ¥ 32,622     ¥ 35,080     ¥ 32,826     ¥ 217,900     ¥ 318,428  
Depreciation and amortization
    3,576       1,799       2,605       596       8,576  
Capital expenditures
    5,941       3,216       4,741       1,097       14,995  
 
a.   Sales and Operating Income
 
                                                 
    Millions of Yen  
    2006 (unaudited)  
          Business
    Personal
          Eliminations/
       
    Advertising     Services     Services     Other     Corporate     Consolidated  
 
Sales to customers
  ¥ 68,363     ¥ 35,291     ¥ 61,095     ¥ 8,947     ¥     ¥ 173,696  
Intersegment sales
    2       62       14             (78 )      
                                                 
Total sales
    68,365       35,353       61,109       8,947       (78 )     173,696  
Operating expenses
    31,100       20,360       23,115       8,873       8,115       91,563  
                                                 
Operating income
  ¥ 37,265     ¥ 14,993     ¥ 37,994     ¥ 74     ¥ (8,193 )   ¥ 82,133  
                                                 
 
b.   Assets, Depreciation and Amortization, and Capital Expenditures
 
                                                 
    Millions of Yen  
    2006 (unaudited)  
          Business
    Personal
          Eliminations/
       
    Advertising     Services     Services     Other     Corporate     Consolidated  
 
Assets
  ¥ 28,277     ¥ 32,401     ¥ 26,165     ¥ 41     ¥ 104,091     ¥ 190,975  
Depreciation and amortization
    3,018       1,192       2,191       77       444       6,922  
Capital expenditures
    5,692       2,129       4,066       89       882       12,858  
 
Note:“Other” in the table above primary consists of retail business operated by Seven and Y, a former consolidated subsidiary of the Company.
 
(2)   Geographical Segments
 
Because the Company and its subsidiaries are located and conduct their operations primarily in Japan, geographical segment information is not presented.
 
(3)   Sales to Foreign Customers
 
Because sales to foreign customers are not material, such information is not presented.
 
Note 15   Summary of Certain Significant Differences Between Japanese Gaap and Accounting Principles Generally Accepted in the United States of America
 
The accompanying consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in conformity with Japanese GAAP, which differs from U.S. GAAP in certain significant respects. Such differences are discussed below and address only those differences related to the consolidated financial statements. In addition, no attempt


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
has been made to identify disclosure, presentation or classification differences that would affect the manner in which transactions and events are presented in the financial statements.
 
Information relating to the nature of such differences is presented below.
 
a.   Business Combinations
 
Under U.S. GAAP, all business combinations (excluding combinations of entities under common control) are accounted for using the purchase method as defined in Statements of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 141, “Business Combinations.” SFAS No. 141 requires that the net assets, tangible and identifiable intangible assets less liabilities of the acquired company be recorded at fair value, with the difference between the cost of an acquired company and the fair value of the acquired net assets recorded as goodwill. If there is excess fair value over the cost (“negative goodwill”), negative goodwill shall be allocated as a pro rata reduction of all acquired assets (including research and development assets), except for (1) financial assets other than investments accounted for by the equity method, (2) assets to be disposed of by sale, (3) deferred taxes, (4) prepaid assets relating to pension and other postretirement benefit plans, and (5) any other current assets. After reducing all eligible assets, any remaining excess shall be recognized as an extraordinary gain immediately.
 
Also, after the adoption of SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Intangible Assets,” goodwill and recognized indefinite-lived intangible assets in a business combination are not amortized, but are tested for impairment at least annually, as well as on an interim basis if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets might be impaired. Separate intangible assets that are not deemed to have an indefinite life are amortized over their expected economic life and also tested for impairment.
 
Under Japanese GAAP, the Business Accounting Council issued a Statement of Opinion, “Accounting for Business Combination” in October 2003 which is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after April 1, 2006. Before this statement, there was no specific accounting standard addressing accounting for business combinations; therefore, companies followed common business practices dictated by the Code.
 
Under the purchase method generally applied by Japanese companies, goodwill is measured as the excess of cost over carrying values of the individual assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date. If there is excess carrying value of the individual assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date over the acquisition cost, negative goodwill is recorded. Subsequently, the goodwill/negative goodwill is amortized on a straight-line basis over no more than twenty years. The amortization period may vary depending on the nature of the acquired business.
 
Also, Japanese GAAP allows for recognition of identifiable intangible assets if intangible assets or legal rights are separately transferable and an independent value can be reasonably allocated to these assets.
 
b.   Revenue Recognition
 
Under U.S. GAAP, Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) 104 “Revenue Recognition,” which superseded SAB 101 “Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements,” summarizes certain of the SEC staff’s views regarding the basis of revenue recognition. Revenue should be recognized when all of the following criteria are met: (1) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (2) delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, (3) the seller’s price to the buyer is fixed or determinable, and (4) collectibility is reasonably assured. In addition, Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Emerging Issues Task Force Issue (“EITF”) No. 99-19, “Reporting Revenue Gross as a Principal versus Net as an Agent” provides guidance for determining whether to record revenue on a gross basis as a principal in the transaction or on a net basis as an agent in the transaction.
 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
Gross or net accounting requires judgment and depends on the particular facts and circumstances of each arrangement. In Japan, there is more diversity in practice regarding the alternatives or estimates than U.S. GAAP, as there are no explicit provisions or guidance such as SAB 104 and EITF 99-19 under U.S. GAAP.
 
c.   Stock Option Plans
 
Under U.S. GAAP, from the beginning of the annual reporting period that begins after December 15, 2005, the fair-value-based method applies to all stock options. Additionally, compensation cost for the portion of awards for which the requisite service has not been rendered that is outstanding as of the required effective date shall be recognized as the requisite service is rendered on or after the effective date, based on the grant-date fair value of those awards.
 
Under Japanese GAAP, for stock options issued on or after May 1, 2006, compensation costs are valued based on the fair value of stock options and recognized in the statement of income. In previous years, no liability and expense were recognized until the subscription rights were exercised.
 
d.   Capital Leases
 
U.S. GAAP requires the application of SFAS No. 13, “Accounting for Leases,” in order to determine whether a lease should be classified as an operating or capital lease.
 
Under Japanese GAAP, leases that deem to transfer ownership of the leased property to a lessee are to be capitalized, while other leases, that may be considered capital leases under U.S. GAAP, are permitted to be accounted for as an operating lease if certain “as if capitalized” information is disclosed in the notes to the lessee’s financial statements. Effective for the annual reporting period beginning on or after April 1, 2008, finance leases will be required to be capitalized.
 
e.   Asset Retirement Obligation
 
Under U.S. GAAP, a legal obligation to perform an asset retirement activity requires the recognition of a liability at the fair value if the fair value of the liability can be reasonably estimated as required by FASB Interpretation No. 47, “Accounting for Conditional Asset Retirement Obligations.”
 
Japanese GAAP does not provide guidance on the treatment of asset retirements obligations.
 
f.   Changes in accounting policies and presentation
 
Under U.S. GAAP, previously issued financial statements are adjusted if there is a change in accounting policies and/or presentation.
 
Under Japanese GAAP, prior year financial statements are not generally adjusted and/or reclassified to conform to the current year accounting policy and/or presentation if there is a change in accounting policies and/or presentation.


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