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China News.Net, 12 hours 11 minutes ago / Baidu, the largest online search web portal in China, has established a joint venture with Japan-based Rakuten to operate B2C online shopping service in the China market and plans to kick off operation in the second half of 2010, according to Baidu's Marketing and Business Development vice president Ren Xuyang.
Japan Today, Mar 14, 2010 / Shunsuke Watanabe pitched six shutout innings and Tomoya Satozaki had a walk-off solo homer as the Lotte Marines downed the Rakuten Eagles 4-3 in an exhibition game on Sunday.
Tokyo Classified, Mar 05, 2010 / The Tokyo District Court has set the fair value of Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings Inc stock at 1,294 yen per share, recognizing the validity of TBS' argument in its feud with online mall firm Rakuten Inc, the TV broadcaster said Friday.
Tokyo Classified, Feb 19, 2010 / Ken Kutaragi, honorary chairman of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc, will become an outside board member of Rakuten Inc, the operator of Japan's largest Internet mall Rakuten Ichiba said Friday.
Japan Today, Feb 12, 2010 / Rakuten Inc said Friday it saw record consolidated net profit of 53.56 billion yen in the year ended December, in a turnaround from a loss of 54.98 billion yen in the preceding year, thanks to strong online retail business.
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