Rakuten, Lawsuit on damages of 1,268,160,000 yen on articles of Shukan Shimpo

Based on the defamation total of 1,286,661,000 yen compensation damages and filed a civil lawsuit in the Tokyo District Court seeking to post an apology apology in the magazine "Weekly Shincho" and newspapers. If this is the only thing I do not know what happened, but as you look in detail, you can see what happened.

So let's follow the path until Rakuten is furious and appeals for the weekly newspring.
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About litigation concerning Weekly Shincho article

According to this, it seems that the following feature which was published in "September 7, 2006 issue of Weekly Shincho" issued by Shinchosha touched Rakuten's reverse scales.

[Special feature] Investigation proceeds under the water "Rakuten" President Mikigaya's "X Day"

Regarding what the matter is, Rakuten's president Hiroshi Mikigaya has committed serious criminal acts such as insider trading and benefits to the general meeting, and the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors' Office for Special Prosecutors in charge of Mikiya and Rakuten Securities The investigation is proceeding, such as listening to Representative Director President Kokinagi history, and an arrest of Mikiya is approaching ... an article of contents such as ....

As for this already release from Rakuten was released at that time.

About the article of Weekly Shincho of August 31 release (September 7 issue)

About the article of Weekly Shincho of August 31 release (September 7 issue)

And how, Rakuten's president Mikiya also officially commented out the end.

Comment from our company Miki Valley to the article of Weekly Shincho

It is easy to understand what kind of feeling it was at that time by reading the following article.

First of all, August 30th.

Technobahn - [Stocks] Rakuten stops proportionally, proportional distribution over the article of weekly Shincho scheduled to be released tomorrow Expands suspicion

And August 31st.

"Weekly Shincho" Rakuten, President Mikigaya's Investigation Advances Under the Water "X Day" Feature Article: Garbagenews.com

In other words, it was the feeling that "Rakuten shock" ... following "livedoor shock" "Murakami shock" ....

As a result, Rakuten's market capitalization declined by 100 billion yen in two days. The following article on the following day, September 1, it is all right.

Sankei Web Economic Shincho Article Wikipedia riot ... Rakuten "Troubled" stock price plunge (09/01 10: 26)

This is touched on today's release, according to it,

The social evaluation and corporate value of Rakuten and Rakuten Securities declined sharply with the posting of this article such as this, in fact, due to the posting of the factless article on facts, there is a serious impact such as Rakuten's stock price plummeting I will. In addition, Rakuten Securities is claiming the above-mentioned damages amount because there is a lot of damage on business.

It is said that.

Well what happens to Rakuten's stock price tomorrow?