Ask Jeeves Launches Japanese-Language Search

Ask Jeeves has launched a beta version of a new Japanese-language search engine. Based on the Emeryville-Calif. search vendor's Ask.com search portal, Ask.jp was developed by Ask Jeeves Japan Co. Ltd, a joint venture of Ask Jeeves and Japan-based transcosmos.
With the launch, Ask Jeeves joins Google and Yahoo as one of only three search portals in Japan that provide their own search technology.
Source: Yahoo News