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Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Batters Southern Region, Leaving Widespread Damage 3

Typhoon Danas made landfall near Chiayi's Budai Township around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall to the southern region. Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm after its eye departed Taiwan early Monday.

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TBS advised to freeze anti-takeover step against Rakuten

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc. President Hiroshi Inoue (L) receives a report on Sept. 7 from Mainichi Newspapers Co. President Masato Kitamura, head of a third-party panel, which advised TBS to freeze a procedure for anti-takeover steps against Rakuten Inc.

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Rakuten to acquire minority stake in AirAsia Japan

TOKYO, Japan - AirAsia Group Chief Executive Officer Tony Fernandes (C) and Rakuten Inc. Chief Executive Officer Hiroshi Mikitani (3rd from R) pose for a photo after a press conference in Tokyo on July 1, 2014. Rakuten announced it has agreed to acquire a minority stake in AirAsia Co., the new low-cost carrier of AirAsia in Japan.

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Celebration for Eagles' 1st baseball title

SENDAI, Japan - People line up in front of department store Fujisaki Co.'s Sendai flagship in Miyagi Prefecture before its opening on Nov. 4, 2013. The department store held sales to celebrate the Sendai-based Rakuten Eagles' clinching of their first Japan Series championship in professional baseball the previous day.

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Celebration for Eagles' 1st baseball title

SENDAI, Japan - Photo shows a ring with a star ruby surrounded by diamonds with a price tag of 10.01 million yen on Nov. 4, 2013, displayed as an eye-catcher item at department store Fujisaki Co.'s Sendai flagship in Miyagi Prefecture, where sales were held to celebrate the Sendai-based Rakuten Eagles' clinching of their first Japan Series championship in professional baseball the previous day. The number "1,001" in the price tag can be read in the same way as the first name of Eagles manager Senichi Hoshino.

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Rakuten's Mikitani to donate 1 bil. yen

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Hiroshi Mikitani (L), president of Internet mall operator Rakuten Co., hands a catalogue of donations to Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato (R) at the prefecture's disaster management headquarters in Fukushima on April 11, 2011. Mikitani announced the same day that he would individually donate a total of 1 billion yen to the prefectures of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima, while his company would donate 300 million yen to the prefectures, the areas hit hardest by a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and massive tsunami March 11.

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Rakuten to acquire 54% stake in TEPCO's phone subsidiary

TOKYO, Japan - Tsunehisa Kawamata (L), president of Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), and Rakuten Inc. President Hiroshi Mikitani pose for a photo at a press conference in a Tokyo hotel on June 19. Rakuten said it will tap into the telecommunications industry by acquiring a 54.27 percent stake in Fusion Communications Corp., TEPCO's Internet protocol phone subsidiary.

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(4)Rakuten selected over Livedoor as new team

TOKYO, Japan - Livedoor President Takafumi Horie, president of Internet service provider Livedoor Co., speaks at a press conference in Sendai on Nov. 2 after his company's bid to join Japanese professional baseball next season was rejected by a meeting of baseball owners.

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NPB meeting begins for new team selection

TOKYO, Japan - Owners of Japanese professional baseball clubs are seated for a crucial meeting at a Tokyo hotel on Nov. 2 to select a new team to be allowed to join their clubs in the 2005 season. The meeting will choose either Internet shopping mall operator Rakuten Inc. or Internet service provider Livedoor Co.

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NPB inconclusive on viability of Rakuten, Livedoor

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the Nippon Professional Baseball's executive committee panel speaks at a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Oct. 26 after their inconclusive meeting on the applications filed by Internet-related companies Rakuten Inc. and Livedoor Co. to create a new baseball team in Sendai. The panel gave a progress report on the screenings of the two companies but has not revealed any concrete conclusions on whether either company is fit to establish a team next season.

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(2)1st public hearing for Livedoor, Rakuten conducted

TOKYO, Japan - Takafumi Horie, president of Internet service provider Livedoor Co., speaks to reporters at a hotel in Tokyo on Oct. 6 after attending a public hearing for the company's application for membership to Nippon Professional Baseball.

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(2)Livedoor baffled at Rakuten application

SENDAI, Japan - Livedoor Co. President Takafumi Horie (L) and Miyagi Governor Shiro Asano pose for photos prior to their talks at the Miyagi prefectural government office in Sendai on Sept. 24. Livedoor has applied to set up a new professional baseball team with a plan to locate the team's hometown in Sendai.

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(1)Livedoor baffled at Rakuten application

NARITA, Japan - Livedoor Co. President Takafumi Horie speaks to reporters at Narita airport on returning from an overseas business trip on Sept. 24. Horie, whose firm has filed an application to locate its planned baseball team in Sendai, expressed his disapproval of Rakuten Inc. competing to create a team in Sendai. ''It baffles me (why Rakuten is trying create a team here also). There's no reason to start a kind of fight,'' Horie said.

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(2)Livedoor baffled at Rakuten application

SENDAI, Japan - Livedoor Co. President Takafumi Horie (L) and Miyagi Governor Shiro Asano pose for photos prior to their talks at the Miyagi prefectural government office in Sendai on Sept. 24. Livedoor has applied to set up a new professional baseball team with a plan to locate the team's hometown in Sendai. (Kyodo)

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NPB inconclusive on viability of Rakuten, Livedoor

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the Nippon Professional Baseball's executive committee panel speaks at a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Oct. 26 after their inconclusive meeting on the applications filed by Internet-related companies Rakuten Inc. and Livedoor Co. to create a new baseball team in Sendai. The panel gave a progress report on the screenings of the two companies but has not revealed any concrete conclusions on whether either company is fit to establish a team next season. (Kyodo)

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Rakuten to acquire 54% stake in TEPCO's phone subsidiary

TOKYO, Japan - Tsunehisa Kawamata (L), president of Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), and Rakuten Inc. President Hiroshi Mikitani pose for a photo at a press conference in a Tokyo hotel on June 19. Rakuten said it will tap into the telecommunications industry by acquiring a 54.27 percent stake in Fusion Communications Corp., TEPCO's Internet protocol phone subsidiary. (Kyodo)

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TBS advised to freeze anti-takeover step against Rakuten

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc. President Hiroshi Inoue (L) receives a report on Sept. 7 from Mainichi Newspapers Co. President Masato Kitamura, head of a third-party panel, which advised TBS to freeze a procedure for anti-takeover steps against Rakuten Inc. (Kyodo)

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NPB meeting begins for new team selection

TOKYO, Japan - Owners of Japanese professional baseball clubs are seated for a crucial meeting at a Tokyo hotel on Nov. 2 to select a new team to be allowed to join their clubs in the 2005 season. The meeting will choose either Internet shopping mall operator Rakuten Inc. or Internet service provider Livedoor Co. (Kyodo)

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(1)Livedoor baffled at Rakuten application

NARITA, Japan - Livedoor Co. President Takafumi Horie speaks to reporters at Narita airport on returning from an overseas business trip on Sept. 24. Horie, whose firm has filed an application to locate its planned baseball team in Sendai, expressed his disapproval of Rakuten Inc. competing to create a team in Sendai. ''It baffles me (why Rakuten is trying create a team here also). There's no reason to start a kind of fight,'' Horie said. (Kyodo)

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Rakuten, Yamato collaborate to improve e-commerce business

Rakuten Inc. Chairman Hiroshi Mikitani (L) and Yamato Holdings Co. President Masaki Yamauchi announce at a press conference in Tokyo on July 6, 2015, that the two companies have strengthened their business collaboration to improve convenience in e-commerce, such as enabling Rakuten Ichiba shoppers to pick up their deliveries at convenience stores. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan Post, Rakuten to start offering delivery lockers

Photo taken April 6, 2015 shows lockers offered jointly by Japan Post Co. and e-commerce giant Rakuten Inc. The two companies said Rakuten's customers can pick up items purchased online at their own convenience. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rakuten, Japan Post in capital tie-up

Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten Inc. Chairman and CEO Hiroshi Mikitani (L) and Japan Post Holdings Co. President and CEO Hiroya Masuda hold a joint press conference in Tokyo on March 12, 2021. The two companies said the same day Rakuten will sell an 8.32 percent stake to Japan Post for about 150 billion yen ($1.38 billion).

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Rakuten, Japan Post in capital tie-up

Japan Post Holdings Co. President and CEO Hiroya Masuda speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on March 12, 2021, with Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten Inc. Chairman and CEO Hiroshi Mikitani (not seen) also attending. The two companies said the same day Rakuten will sell an 8.32 percent stake to Japan Post for about 150 billion yen ($1.38 billion).

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Rakuten, Japan Post in capital tie-up

Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten Inc. Chairman and CEO Hiroshi Mikitani (L) and Japan Post Holdings Co. President and CEO Hiroya Masuda hold a joint press conference in Tokyo on March 12, 2021. The two companies said the same day Rakuten will sell an 8.32 percent stake to Japan Post for about 150 billion yen ($1.38 billion).

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Rakuten, Japan Post in capital tie-up

Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten Inc. Chairman and CEO Hiroshi Mikitani (L) and Japan Post Holdings Co. President and CEO Hiroya Masuda fist bump through a transparent acrylic board at a press conference in Tokyo on March 12, 2021, amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. The two companies said the same day Rakuten will sell an 8.32 percent stake to Japan Post for about 150 billion yen ($1.38 billion).

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Rakuten, Japan Post in capital tie-up

Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten Inc. Chairman and CEO Hiroshi Mikitani speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on March 12, 2021, with Japan Post Holdings Co. President and CEO Hiroya Masuda (not seen) also attending. The two companies said the same day Rakuten will sell an 8.32 percent stake to Japan Post for about 150 billion yen ($1.38 billion).

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Baseball: Co-GM of Taiwan's Rakuten Monkeys

Photo taken in September 2019 shows Yoshinori Kawada in Taipei. Kawada became a co-general manager of the Taiwanese baseball club Rakuten Monkeys before the 2020 season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rakuten's Mikitani to donate 1 bil. yen

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Hiroshi Mikitani (L), president of Internet mall operator Rakuten Co., hands a catalogue of donations to Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato (R) at the prefecture's disaster management headquarters in Fukushima on April 11, 2011. Mikitani announced the same day that he would individually donate a total of 1 billion yen to the prefectures of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima, while his company would donate 300 million yen to the prefectures, the areas hit hardest by a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and massive tsunami March 11. (Kyodo)

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Rakuten to acquire minority stake in AirAsia Japan

TOKYO, Japan - AirAsia Group Chief Executive Officer Tony Fernandes (C) and Rakuten Inc. Chief Executive Officer Hiroshi Mikitani (3rd from R) pose for a photo after a press conference in Tokyo on July 1, 2014. Rakuten announced it has agreed to acquire a minority stake in AirAsia Co., the new low-cost carrier of AirAsia in Japan. (Kyodo)

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Walmart to sell majority stake in Seiyu supermarkets to KKR, Rakuten

Photo taken Nov. 16, 2020, shows a Seiyu supermarket in Hiratsuka, eastern Japan. U.S. retail giant Walmart Inc. plans to sell a majority stake in its wholly owned Japanese supermarket unit Seiyu GK to American investment company KKR & Co. and Japanese e-commerce firm Rakuten Inc. in a 172.5 billion yen ($1.6 billion) deal.