Livedoor to acquire 2 online credit card payment settlement firms
December 23, 2005Internet portal operator Livedoor Co said Thursday it signed an agreement to acquire two online credit card-based transaction settlement firms to make them wholly owned units. All of the outstanding shares in the two firms — Zeus Corp and Zer...
Japan plans Internet search engine to challenge Google, Yahoo
December 23, 2005The government set up a study group Thursday consisting of officials from the government, industry and academia in a bid to challenge Google Inc and Yahoo Inc by developing a next-generation Internet search engine that will be capable of looking for...
IC passports to be issued from March 20
December 23, 2005In a bid to counter passport forgery, Japan will start issuing on March 20 a new type of passport, which uses an integrated circuit chip containing the holder's facial data, Foreign Minister Taro Aso said Thursday. An IC chip containing the holder...