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LINE CORP

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 1, 2018
SoftBank to take majority stake in Line mobile unit
SoftBank Group Corp. said it has agreed to take a majority stake in Line Corp.'s mobile unit for an undisclosed sum.
JAPAN / Society
Dec 7, 2017
Social media association urges member firms to ban suicide solicitation on their services
An association comprising major social media service operators Wednesday urged its member firms to ban solicitation of suicide-pact partners through their sites, following a serial murder case near Tokyo in which the suspect is alleged to have contacted Twitter users who expressed suicidal thoughts.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 17, 2017
Line opens character goods store in New York's Times Square
Line Corp. has opened its first permanent U.S. store in New York that sells merchandise featuring the characters popularized by its messaging app.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 5, 2017
Japan's smart speaker market heats up as Line faces off against Google and Amazon
The battle for smart-speaker supremacy in Japan has begun, with major firms announcing the launches Thursday of new products armed with high-tech voice-controlled features.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 20, 2017
Line indoor adventure park to make global debut in Bangkok
The world's first indoor adventure park featuring "friends" characters created for Line Corp.'s immensely popular messaging app will open later this year in Bangkok.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 15, 2017
Line plans smart speaker to challenge Amazon, Google
Line Corp. said Thursday it plans to focus more on artificial intelligence, saying AI-related services will be the next big thing after the smartphone boom.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 28, 2017
Sony, Line eye AI-powered consumer gadgets
Sony Corp. and Line Corp., Japan's most popular messaging service, are considering joining forces to develop devices powered by artificial intelligence.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 26, 2017
Line declines after quarterly profit, sales miss estimates
Line Corp. posted its biggest drop yet as analysts cut ratings after fourth-quarter profit and revenue that missed estimates.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 14, 2016
Line seeks to shake up messaging business to spur growth
Line Corp. is planning to shake up its staff and business to build on the 20-plus percent share gain since the messaging company pulled off the tech world's biggest public offering of the year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 26, 2016
Line returns to black with ¥5.32 billion profit in January to September period
Messaging app provider Line Corp. reported a group net profit Wednesday of ¥5.32 billion ($51 million) in the January to September period, helped by growth in users and advertising revenue.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Sep 17, 2016
Emoji: The evolution of emoticons
The ideograms that were once eyed with skepticism have transformed into a universally accepted part of daily communication.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 26, 2016
With ¥130 billion war chest, Line hunts for acquisitions to jazz up content, technology
Line Corp. plans to use part of the ¥130 billion it garnered from last month's initial public offering to bankroll acquisitions of content and technology, transforming its messaging service into a one-stop shop for Asian social media users.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 14, 2016
Tokyo's fiery day traders gear up for year's biggest tech IPO
Day traders in Tokyo are famous for their love of technology companies, new listings and volatility. So many expect fireworks when messaging app Line Corp., the biggest tech initial public offering of the year, makes its Japan trading debut on Friday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 28, 2016
Line shoots for ¥112 billion IPO amid market tumult
Line Corp., Japan's most popular mobile-messaging service, and its owners are aiming to raise as much as ¥112 billion in what could become the biggest technology initial public offering globally this year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Jun 27, 2016
Line, biggest tech IPO of year, struggles to show growth plan can work
In delaying its IPO by two years, Japanese messaging app company Line Corp. bought time to correct weak financial reporting controls, work on its business plan, bolster staffing — and left billions of dollars on the table as its valuation shriveled.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 6, 2016
Line plans year's biggest tech IPO, pitching U.S. investors
Japan's Line Corp. is headed for what could be the biggest initial public offering for a technology company this year, including a major pitch to American investors.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 1, 2016
Mobile message app Line eyes listing on TSE in July
Mobile messaging service provider Line Corp. will likely make its debut on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in July, with the bourse set to soon approve the listing, sources said Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 21, 2015
Line said to prepare dual listing before Japan Post IPO
Line Corp., operator of Japan's most popular mobile-messaging service, is preparing for a dual listing in Tokyo and New York before Japan Post Holdings Co.'s initial public offering, people with knowledge of the matter said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 10, 2015
Line CEO bets on selfies and macho stamps to expand overseas
To go global, Line Corp. is getting local.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jul 4, 2014
SNS apps blocked amid massive democracy rally in Hong Kong
Line and other popular messaging apps are apparently being blocked in China to censor a pro-democracy rally.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Japan’s cannabis market growing rapidly amid regulatory shift
The legality of products that contain cannabinoids, a group of substances derived from the cannabis plant, has been somewhat murky in Japan.
An AI star seeks to bring self-driving cars to Japan by 2030
Japanese startup Turing plans to unveil a self-driving car with at least 30 minutes’ driving range next year and develop a fully autonomous car by 2030.
Tokyo issues strong warning on yen intervention as currency dips further
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks during a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok on the sidelines of IMF and G20 meetings in Washington last week.
The story isn't over for Japan's bookstores
Later this month, author Shogo Imamura will open Honmaru, a bookstore that allows other businesses to rent its shelves. It's part of a wave of ideas Japanese booksellers are trying to compete with online spaces.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.
A craft beer crawl through Tokyo’s top bars, brewpubs and dives
If all you drink is Asahi, Sapporo and Kirin, you're depriving yourself of some of the best craft beer Tokyo has to offer — and there sure is a lot of it out there.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Tsukiji 2030s: A stadium, culinary center and transportation hub
A computer-generated image shows redevelopment plans for the former site of the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo.
Hearing the impact of climate change in Okinawa, one bird call at a time
Toshihiro Kinjo (center), a research support technician at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, inspects an audio recording device in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on April 3 as Masako Ogasawara, a research support specialist at OIST, looks on.

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Later this month, author Shogo Imamura will open Honmaru, a bookstore that allows other businesses to rent its shelves. It's part of a wave of ideas Japanese booksellers are trying to compete with online spaces.
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