Rakuten's Mikitani talks with Miyagi Gov. Asano

SENDAI, Japan - Hiroshi Mikitani (R), president of Rakuten Inc., Japan's largest online shopping mall operator, shakes hands with Miyagi Gov. Shiro Asano at the Miyagi prefectural government in Sendai on Sept. 24. Rakuten has filed an application with Nippon Professional Baseball to set up a new baseball team based in Sendai.

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