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Behind the scenes of the  $27bn Yahoo-Line merger TOKYO/BANGKOK --  Yahoo Japan and Line decided  it was time to get serious about  joining forces on a Japanese  super app" if they were to fend  the likes of Facebook and Tencent,  and create new avenues to growth.

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