Aso comments on Rakuten bid

TOKYO, Japan - Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Taro Aso speaks with reporters in the Diet on Oct. 14 on online shopping mall operator Rakuten Inc.'s acquisition of Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc.'s shares. ''It is understandable for shareholders to pick a company's management, but the management cannot select shareholders,'' Aso said. ''If a company doesn't like such a situation, it should not list shares on a stock market.''

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