Net retailer Mikitani

Net retailer Mikitani

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Mikitani, president of online shopping mall operator Rakuten Inc., attends a meeting of the government's Industrial Competitiveness Council in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2013.

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  • ILEA001188939
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  • 2013/10/29 00:00:00
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  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
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  • 2013 Kyodo News
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