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	[Rakuten Travel] Japan's Hotel and inn reservation site
		[Rakuten Travel] Japan's Hotel and inn reservation site
		With Japanese Washlet Toilet for all the room, 5 Star, City Central
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	travel.rakuten.co.jp /en (631 words)

	Sake-Drenched Postcards - Where Eagles Dare: Rakuten to Play Hard Ball
		Mikitani and his Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles club are set to change the baseball business in Japan and score a few runs in the process.
		Though such a prediction by Mikitani, who brings a Harvard MBA to the plate, is mainly rooted in pre-season swagger, such a comment is consistent with his style; he exudes confidence.
		After acquiring over twenty companies for Rakuten, which opened for business in 1997, he indicated that he feels he is suited to take on baseball operations next.
	www.bigempire.com /sake/rakuten.html (1290 words)

	Rakuten takes aim at Tokyo Broadcasting - Business Asia by Bloomberg - International Herald Tribune
		Rakuten held 15.46 percent of Tokyo Broadcasting as of Wednesday, according to a statement to the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Thursday.
		Rakuten earlier declined to comment on a Kyodo News report that it was linked with an investment fund led by Yoshiaki Murakami to each buy more than 5 percent stake.
		Rakuten met with Tokyo Broadcasting's president, Hiroshi Inoue, on Sept. 29 to discuss the proposed merger, according to Thursday's statement.
	www.iht.com /articles/2005/10/13/bloomberg/sxtbs.php (521 words)

	TBS director faults Rakuten merger bid - Business Asia by Bloomberg - International Herald Tribune
		Moroi is heading a seven-member committee considering a "poison pill" to counter a possible hostile takeover bid by Rakuten, which has spent ¥111 billion, or $940 million, amassing a 19 percent stake in the broadcaster in the past month.
		Rakuten could sell some of its shares in Tokyo Broadcasting "to rebuild trust," said Moroi, who is also an adviser at Taiheiyo Cement.
		Atsushi Kunishige, a vice president of Rakuten, said on Nov. 4 that the company would not make a takeover bid for TBS until it had received a reply from the network, expected at the end of this month.
	www.iht.com /articles/2005/11/08/bloomberg/sxtbs.php (473 words)

	CNN.com - Rakuten looks at loan business - Nov. 28, 2003
		While Rakuten's new drive into the world of finance, particularly its recent announcement that it would buy DLJdirect, the nation's third-largest e-broker, has taken analysts by surprise, they say that a move into the settlements business complements Rakuten's e-commerce business.
		Shares in Rakuten, the largest issue by market value on the Jasdaq market for start-ups, climbed 4.4 percent to 501,000 yen by Friday afternoon but are still about nine percent lower than their level before Rakuten announced the DLJdirect purchase.
		Rakuten will pay 30 billion yen ($275 million) for the e-broker in a move questioned by some analysts over concerns about a lack of potential synergies and doubts as to whether Rakuten has the expertise to make it work.
	edition.cnn.com /2003/BUSINESS/11/27/japan.rakuten.reut (509 words)

	ISS Governance Center \| Publications (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Rakuten has proposed creating a joint holding company with TBS--reportedly submitting a 115-page proposal to TBS management--but TBS has so far remained cool to the idea, and has just announced its own plans for an e-commerce venture with Rakuten's rival, Amazon Japan.
		TBS has also taken issue with Rakuten's failure to inform it of the share purchases in advance, and is reported to be asking its business partners to purchase shares to counter Rakuten.
		Some news reports have suggested that Rakuten's lenders will refuse to provide funds if they are to be used for the purchase of more TBS shares; although in that case an investment bank would likely step in.
	www.issproxy.com /governance/publications/2005archived/200.jsp (1070 words)

	Rakuten - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Rakuten's 2005 revenues exceeded US$1.1 billion with operating profits of approximately $320M.
		Rakuten is a significant shareholder in Ctrip, the leading Chinese travel site.
		In addition, Rakuten acquired LinkShare (www.linkshare.com), a New York-based company, which is the leader in the growing market for performance based marketing services such as affiliate marketing.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rakuten (329 words)

	AsiaMedia :: JAPAN: Rakuten, Murakami grab stakes in TBS
		Rakuten chief Hiroshi Mikitani said during a hastily arranged news conference at a Tokyo hotel that the 88 billion yen investment in the TV broadcaster and the integration proposal are aimed at "creating a media group that will pass as a global player."
		Mikitani said Rakuten had submitted a report to the Kanto Local Finance Bureau earlier in the day to report its acquisition of the TBS shares, which was made by two Rakuten subsidiaries.
		Rakuten now appears to be the largest shareholder in the Tokyo-based broadcaster.
	www.asiamedia.ucla.edu /article-eastasia.asp?parentid=31488 (636 words)

	AsiaMedia :: JAPAN: Rakuten and TBS bury hatchet, agree to start tieup talks
		Despite the truce, there is still a possibility Rakuten may resort to an aggressive takeover bid if it isn't satisfied with the upcoming talks.
		Wednesday's agreement says Rakuten will reduce its stake in TBS to less than 10 percent by putting its shares in the trust of Mizuho Trust and Banking Co. and impose a freeze on its voting rights.
		Rakuten has so far spent more than 100 billion yen to acquire a 19.09 percent stake in TBS.
	www.asiamedia.ucla.edu /article.asp?parentid=34745 (717 words)

	ITworld.com - Japan's Rakuten to acquire LinkShare
		The deal is expected to close within four to six weeks, Rakuten said in a statement.
		Rakuten was established in 1997 and operates the Rakuten Ichiba online mall.
		Rakuten also operates or has stakes in several other online sites and services including a credit card issuer and professional baseball team.
	www.itworld.com /Tech/2421/050906rakuten/pfindex.html (242 words)

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		Rakuten Inc. announced that it has decided to dissolve and liquidate JK Holdings, a Tokyo-based consolidated subsidiary that is engaged in the operation of investment securities and the provision of management consulting services.
		Rakuten Inc.: All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. (ANA) announced that ANA and Rakuten Inc. have agreed to establish a new company for domestic travel services.
		The new company, which will be called Rakuten ANA travel Online, is capitalized at JPY 90 million, 50% of which will be invested by Rakuten, 40% by ANA and 10% by ANA Sales Co., Ltd. The establishment of new company is scheduled for August 1, 2006.
	today.reuters.com /stocks/KeyDevelopments.aspx?symbol=4755.Q (445 words)

	FT.com / Companies / Media & internet - Rakuten states case for TBS merger (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Last month Rakuten, operator of Japan’s largest internet shopping mall, quietly emerged as the largest shareholder in TBS, Japan’s third-largest TV group, with a 19 per cent stake and a proposal to merge with the broadcaster.
		In Rakuten’s case, Hiroshi Mikitani, chief executive, has outlined the strategic arguments for a merger between his company and TBS in a 115-page document.
		TBS, which has said it would respond to Rakuten’s proposal by the end of this month, is widely expected to reject the merger proposal, potentially triggering a costly takeover bid by the internet company.
	www.ft.com /cms/s/431173ea-56c0-11da-b98c-00000e25118c.html (860 words)

	ANA and Rakuten to Start Joint Venture Domestic Travel Company (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The new company, called Rakuten ANA Travel On-line, will provide packages that customers put together themselves, combining any of ANA's 900 daily flights with a choice of 20,000 lodgings, car rental and other services, provided by Rakuten Travel, Inc and ANA Sales Co Ltd, ANA's tour operator subsidiary.
		Both ANA and Rakuten groups enjoy the number one share in their respective markets: ANA is the largest domestic airline in Japan for passengers carried, and Rakuten has the largest share of online domestic accommodation bookings.
		ANA and Rakuten first joined forces in July 2004 with a joint loyalty programme allowing ANA Mileage Club (AMC) members to earn mileage using the Rakuten site, and members of the Rakuten Super Point Programme to earn points while flying ANA.
	www.japancorp.net /Article.Asp?Art_ID=12867 (507 words)

	TheStreet.com: The Coming Week in Asia: Putting Paradise in Peril, Rakuten Pushes Ahead With IPO
		Reaching more than 600,000 registered shoppers, Rakuten is one of the only pure Internet plays in Japan that boasts a profit.
		Whitten says the fast rise in Net shares in Japan, as well as elsewhere, was caused in part by optimistic growth expectations as ambitious investors looked not a half-year or year ahead, but rather a half-decade or decade into the future.
		Although the Internet bonanza is still going strong in Japan, Rakuten's high IPO pricing -- a whopping 33 million yen a share -- is another strike against it.
	www.thestreet.com /markets/comingweekasia/920325.html (571 words)

	The Noh Plays of Japan: Chapter VI: Haku Rakuten
		In the second half of the ninth century the composition of Chinese verse became fashionable at the Japanese Court, and native forms of poetry were for a time threatened with extinction.
		Haku Rakuten may never have come to Japan, but the danger of his influence was real and actual.
		Rakuten is sent by the Emperor of China to "subdue" Japan with his art.
	www.shelterbelt.com /ALLASIA/hakurakuten.html (1044 words)

	Digital Media Asia: News - NTT DoCoMo, Rakuten to develop mobile internet auction system (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Rakuten Auction, founded in December last year by splitting Rakuten's auction division, will provide the service.
		Rakuten Auction, in which DoCoMo holds about a 40 per cent stake, hopes to allow individuals and businesses to use the new system to participate in Rakuten's internet auctions.
		Rakuten informed that the auction system will allow customers to use their camera phones to take pictures of articles and put them up for auction.
	www.digitalmediaasia.com /default.asp?ArticleID=16600 (497 words)

	Japan's Rakuten to spin off online auction unit, sell 40 pct stake to DoCoMo - Forbes.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Rakuten said it expects to book special capital gain of about 2.9 bln yen from the sale of its stake in Rakuten Auction.
		Rakuten president Hiroshi Mikitani will serve as chairman and president of Rakuten Auction, while NTT DoCoMo will name two of five board members at the new firm.
		Rakuten posted operating profit of 83 mln yen on revenue of 550 mln yen in its online auction business in 2004.
	www.forbes.com /business/feeds/afx/2005/10/11/afx2269365.html (442 words)

	JapanBall.com - Rakuten Golden Eagles (Sendai) Team Information
		The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles team was founded at the conclusion of the 2004 season to begin play in the Pacific League.
		It is the first expansion team in the Japanese leagues in more than 50 years.
		Rakuten hired former Birmingham Barons team president Marty Kuehnert as its first general manager, the first American to hold such a post in
	www.japanball.com /eagles.htm (168 words)

	Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Rakuten (楽天), Eagles (イーグルス), Washi (鷲, meaning eagle), Inuwashi (狗鷲, meaning golden eagle)
		Stylized white 'E' with wing, with gold trim.
		The team is owned by the Internet shopping company Rakuten [1].
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tohoku_Rakuten_Golden_Eagles (277 words)

	Online Shopping Mall Rakuten To Buy LinkShare - E-business & Business Technology News by TechWeb
		Rakuten Inc. on Tuesday said it has agreed to acquire Internet-marketing firm LinkShare Corp. for $425 million in cash, giving the Japanese online shopping mall a foothold in the U.S. market.
		Rakuten's online businesses include shopping, travel, golf reservations and greeting cards.
		Rakuten expects to complete the acquisition within six weeks.
	www.techweb.com /wire/ebiz/170700871 (419 words)

	FAST - News & Events - Press Releases
		Rakuten Ichiba includes over 13,941 registered businesses and receives an average of over 25 million page views per day, year round.
		Given the vast amount of traffic and data their network handles, Rakuten required a powerful search platform that would offer Rakuten Ichiba shoppers the most relevant results to their product searches.
		FAST is the leading developer of enterprise search technologies and solutions that are behind the scenes at the world’s best known companies with the most demanding search problems.
	www.fastsearch.com /dm_linkinternal.aspx?amid=543 (641 words)

	LET’S GO Rakuten Eagles (Site not responding. Last check: )
		It was not really a “real” release, as it is only being sold here on the Rakuten Eagles website, but it is a single nonetheless.
		Following in the footsteps of Morning Musume’s single “The Manpower!!!”, LET’S GO Rakuten Eagles was/is being used as the official song of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles baseball team.
		LET’S GO Rakuten Eagles is viewed sometimes as a “chant”, which it surely is. It repeats the same lyrics a lot, follows patterns, and is EXTREMELY catchy.
	www.channel-ai.com /blog/2006/08/28/rakuten-eagles (683 words)

	LinkShare to be Acquired by Japanese Portal
		Japanese Internet portal Rakuten has agreed to acquire affiliate marketing firm LinkShare for $425 million in cash.
		The acquisition, Rakuten's largest yet, is expected to close next month.
		This is the Tokyo-based company's first expansion in the United States, though the company hinted that it expects to make more.
	www.clickz.com /showPage.html?page=3532236 (263 words)

	Rakuten Down 1.6%; M'bishi UFJ Cuts Rating \| newratings.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Rakuten Down 1.6%; M'bishi UFJ Cuts Rating
		0107 GMT [Dow Jones] STOCK CALL: Mitsubishi UFJ Securities cuts its rating on Rakuten (4755.JA) to second-lowest "4" from middle "3" on five-tier scale.
		Brokerage also lowers its forecast for Rakuten's earnings for this FY and next; analyst says profits suffering due to growing need for Internet mall operator to increase its promotional spending to attract customers to its online sites.
	www.newratings.com /analyst_news/article_1352676.html (223 words)

	NTT, Rakuten to start online auction co.
		NTT DoCoMo and Rakuten announced late Tuesday they would be starting up an Internet auction house jointly.
		In a news release, the two companies said Rakuten Auction will start up in December, with DoCoMo holding 40 percent of the startup's total shares.
		The company will be targeting not only customers who bid online via their personal computers, but also on their mobile phones as well.
	www.physorg.com /news7179.html (226 words)

	[Rakuten, Inc.]Investor Relations
		First Quarter 2008 Earnings Results, May 15th 2008
		Operating loss resulting from change of estimation method for allowances for loss on interest repayments at Rakuten KC Co., Ltd and capital injection into Rakuten KC Co., Ltd by Rakuten, Inc.
		Announcement on the Recommendation of the TBS’s Special Committee for Appraising Corporate Value to the Board of Directors of TBS.
	www.rakuten.co.jp /info/ir/english (128 words)

	Comic creator: Rakuten Kitazawa
		Rakuten Kitazawa is considered one of the founding fathers of the manga scene.
		He was also the first to start a school specialized in caricature and comics in Japan.
		See thousands of comic artists in the Lambiek
	www.lambiek.net /artists/k/kitazawa_rakuten.htm (269 words)

	Investor's Business Daily: Breaking News
		7) Directors To be appointed by both ANA and Rakuten
		As a member of Star Alliance, the world's foremost airline alliance, ANA passengers enjoy access to a network of over 790 airport destinations in 138 countries, and reciprocal benefits such as mileage accrual and redemption, and lounge access.
		A division of Japan Corporate News Network K.K. Copyright ©2006 MarketWatch, Inc. All rights reserved.
	www.investors.com /breakingnews.asp?journalid=40265426 (563 words)

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