Z Holdings president Kentaro Kawabe and LINE president Takeshi Idezawa announced their merger
March 1, 2021, Tokyo, Japan - Yahoo Japan operator Z Holdings president Kentaro Kawabe (L) and LINE president Takeshi Idezawa (R) announce the companies merged in Tokyo on Monday, March 1, 2021. Softbank Group's subsidiary Z Holdings and messaging service LINE formed Japan's largest information technology company with some 150 million customers. (Photo by Yoshio Tsunoda/AFLO)