(2)Rakuten files for entry into pro baseball

(2)Rakuten files for entry into pro baseball

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Mikitani, president of Rakuten Inc., Japan's largest online shopping mall operator, speaks at a press conference after filing an application to join Nippon Professional Baseball in Tokyo on Sept. 24.

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