Rakuten to apply for Nippon Professional Baseball membership

Rakuten to apply for Nippon Professional Baseball membership

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Mikitani, president of Rakuten Inc., an Internet shopping mall operator, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Sept. 16 about the company's plan to establish a new professional baseball team in Kobe.

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