Word: takafumi
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...Right now, the translation is Takafumi Horie, 33, the CEO of Livedoor, the company at the center of the storm. One of Livedoor?s subsidiaries is alleged to have provided false financial information in order to boost its stock price artificially; and a Monday night raid by investigators on Livedoor offices and the homes of its executives precipitated the stock market swoon. But the glee among the staid suits of Tokyo comes from what Horie has come to represent. Over the last few years, he has become the chieftain of a tribe of internet entrepreneurs who hang...
...Takafumi Horie THE UPSTART...
...find common ground by Friday, the strike could still go ahead. But there is hope on the horizon for Japanese baseball: last week's compromise also eased long-standing restrictions on the creation of new teams. That may open the door for 31-year-old Internet tycoon Takafumi Horie, who says he wants to reform Japanese baseball but saw a previous bid for the Buffaloes spurned. If the current showdown succeeds in opening the door for him and others, it could mark the start of a turnaround for Japan's favorite sport...