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Andy Rubin, Google senior vice president speaks at a conference of the New Economy Summit 2013 in Tokyo on April 16, 2013. Entrepreneurs of information technology (IT) and online business on April 16 gathered at a one-day conference, hosted by Japan Association of New Economy (JANE), led by Japanese electronic commerce giant Rakuten's Hiroshi Mikitani. Andy Rubin, Google senior vice pres
Niklas Zennstrom, co founder of Skype speaks at a conference of the New Economy Summit 2013 in Tokyo on April 16, 2013. Entrepreneurs of information technology (IT) and online business on April 16 gathered at a one-day conference, hosted by Japan Association of New Economy (JANE), led by Japanese electronic commerce giant Rakuten's Hiroshi Mikitani. Niklas Zennstrom, co founder of Sky
CEO of e-commerce operator Rakuten Inc Hiroshi Mikitani, who is a member of Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's advisory panel on industrial competitiveness, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Tokyo March 13, 2013. Japan's government should steer clear of picking industrial winners and losers and focus on opening the economy to trade and competition as the best way to boost growth, but not all those advising Abe agree on which strategy to stress. CEO of e-commerce operator Rakuten
Hiroshi Mikitani, chairman and president of Japan's online retailer Rakuten Inc, poses before a news conference at PriceMinister headquarters in Paris, in this file picture taken December 21, 2010. Doubting politicians' commitment to economic reform is a tough habit for Japan experts to kick, so the air of cautious optimism around the appointments of dynamic CEOs, including Mikitani, to advise on boosting industrial competitiveness comes as a bit of a surprise. To match Analysis JAPAN-ECONOMY/REFORM. Hiroshi Mikitani, chairman and pres
TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 07: Alexander Peya of Austria and Bruno Soares of Brazil (R) pose with the trophy after playing Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic and Leander Paes of India in the doubles final match during day seven of the Rakuten Open at Ariake Colosseum on October 7, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan. TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 07: Alexande
TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 07: Kei Nishikori of Japan holds the trophy after the men's final match against Milos Raonic of Canada during day seven of the Rakuten Open at Ariake Colosseum on October 7, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan. TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 07: Kei Nish
TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 06: Kei Nishikori of Japan waves to the crowd after winning his men's singles semi final match against Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus during day six of the Rakuten Open at Ariake Colosseum on October 6, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan. TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 06: Kei Nis
TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 06: The general view during day six of the Rakuten Open at Ariake Colosseum on October 6, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan. TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 06: The gen
TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 06: Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic and Leander Paes (R) of India in action their semi final doubles match against Daniele Bracciali of Italy and Frantisek Cermak of the Czech Republic during day six of the Rakuten Open at Ariake Colosseum on October 6, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan. TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 06: Radek St
TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 06: Kei Nishikori of Japan winning a shot against Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus during day six of the Rakuten Open at Ariake Colosseum on October 6, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan. TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 06: Kei Nish
TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 06: Milos Raonic of Canada plays serves in his match against Andy Murray of Great Britain during day six of the Rakuten Open at Ariake Colosseum on October 6, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan. TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 06: Milos Ra
TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 05: Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic and Leander Paes of India in action in their quater final match against Andy Murray and Jamie Murray of Great Britain during day five of the Rakuten Open at Ariake Colosseum on October 5, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan. TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 05: Radek S
TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 05: Kei Nishikori of Japan waves to the crowd after winning his quarter final match against Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic during day five of the Rakuten Open at Ariake Colosseum on October 5, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan. TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 05: Kei Nis
TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 05: Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus plays a backhand in his match against Dmitry Tursunov of Russia during day five of the Rakuten Open at Ariake Colosseum on October 5, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan. TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 05: Marcos B
TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 05: Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia reacts in his quarter final match against Milos Raonic of Canada during day five of the Rakuten Open at Ariake Colosseum on October 5, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan. TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 05: Janko T
TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 04: Kei Nishikori (L) of Japan signs autographs for fans after his second round match against Tommy Robredo of Spain during day four of the Rakuten Open at Ariake Colosseum on October 4, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan. TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 04: Kei Nis
TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 04: Kei Nishikori of Japan celebrates as he wins his second round match against Tommy Robredo of Spain during day four of the Rakuten Open at Ariake Colosseum on October 4, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan. TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 04: Kei Nis
TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 04: Tommy Robredo of Spain plays a forehand during his men's singles second round match against Kei Nishikori of Japan during day four of the Rakuten Open at Ariake Colosseum on October 4, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan. TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 04: Tommy R
TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 04: Marcos Baghdatis (L) of Cyprus shakes hands with Juan Monaco of Argentina after victory in their second round match during day four of the Rakuten Open at Ariake Colosseum on October 4, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan. TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 04: Marcos
TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 04: Juan Monaco of Argentina plays a backhand in his match against Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus during day four of the Rakuten Open at Ariake Colosseum on October 4, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan. TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 04: Juan Mon
TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 04: Eric Butorac (R) of the United States and Jarkko Nieminen of Finland play in their first round doubles match against Andy Murray and Jamie Murray of Great Britain during day four of the Rakuten Open at Ariake Colosseum on October 4, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan. TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 04: Eric Bu
TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 04: Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic plays a backhand in his match against Alejandro Falla of Colombia during day four of the Rakuten Open at Ariake Colosseum on October 4, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan. TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 04: Tomas Be
TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 04: Radek Stepanek (L) of the Czech Republic celebrates a point with his team-mate Leander Paes of India in their first round doubles match against Julian Knowle of Austria and Filip Polasek of Slovakia during day four of the Rakuten Open at Ariake Colosseum on October 4, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan. TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 04: Radek S
TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 04: Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia plays a forehand in his second round match against Marco Chiudinelli of Switzerland during day four of the Rakuten Open at Ariake Colosseum on October 4, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan. TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 04: Janko T
TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 03: Santiago Gonzalez of Mexico and Scott Lipsky (R) of the United States return a shot against Kei Nishikori of Japan and Juan Monaco of Argentina in their doubles match during day three of the Rakuten Open at Ariake Colosseum on October 3, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan. TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 03: Santiago
TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 03: Andy Murray of Great Britain looks on during his match against Lukas Lacko of Slovakia during day three of the Rakuten Open at Ariake Colosseum on October 3, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan. TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 03: Andy Mur
TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 03: Andy Murray of Great Britain autographs a ball for a fan after winning against Lukas Lacko of Slovakia during day three of the Rakuten Open at Ariake Colosseum on October 3, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan. TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 03: Andy Mur
TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 03: Andy Murray of Great Britain plays a backhand during his men's singles second round match against Lukas Lacko of Slovakia on day three of the Rakuten Open at Ariake Colosseum on October 3, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan. TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 03: Andy Mur
TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 03: Kei Nishikori of Japan signs an autograph for a fan at the autograph session during day three of the Rakuten Open at Ariake Colosseum on October 3, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan. TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 03: Kei Nish
TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 03: Kei Nishikori (C in white top) of Japan poses with fans during day three of the Rakuten Open at Ariake Colosseum on October 3, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan. TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 03: Kei Nish