Rakuten Inc, Japans largest e-commerce company, has been actively considering launching a service like website Airbnb that would provide a hub to rent apartments and homes in Japan to short-term guests, two people with knowledge of the developing plans told Reuters. Rakuten has commissioned a detailed study in Japan of whether it could launch a […]

Japanese e-commerce firm Rakuten Inc said on Tuesday it would buy U.S. Rakuten expects the transaction to close next month, the company said in a statement. CEO Hiroshi Mikitani has led Rakuten on a buying spree to reduce the firms reliance on the domestic market. High-profile acquisitions in recent years have included free messaging application […]