TOKYO -- Rakuten came out swinging onto Japan's wireless scene with its announcement Tuesday of a price plan with unlimited data at less than half the price of its main rivals.
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Rakuten Chairman and CEO Hiroshi Mikitani touted the "shockingly" low price of the company's unlimited-data plan in a livestreamed news conference Tuesday. (Photo courtesy of Rakuten)
TOKYO -- Rakuten came out swinging onto Japan's wireless scene with its announcement Tuesday of a price plan with unlimited data at less than half the price of its main rivals.