TOKYO -- Japan's loss-making Rakuten Group is set to finalize plans to raise around 300 billion yen ($2.2 billion) from the issuance of new shares, Nikkei has learned.
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Rakuten Group plans to sell rice from the Japanese government's reserves through its online marketplace. (Photo by Hiroki Endo)
TOKYO -- Japan's loss-making Rakuten Group is set to finalize plans to raise around 300 billion yen ($2.2 billion) from the issuance of new shares, Nikkei has learned.