Takafumi Horie
Takafumi Horie
Takafumi Horieis a Japanese entrepreneur who founded Livedoor, a website design operation that grew into a popular internet portal. After being arrested and charged with securities fraud in 2006, he severed all connections with the company. His trial began on September 4, 2006. On March 16, 2007, Horie was sentenced to imprisonment of 2 years and 6 months...
business expand strive
I will strive to expand business as I did in the past.
reported
I know nothing about such a reported case. At this moment, I have nothing to tell you.
stories
As for the stories in the press, I have no idea who researched them, or how.
reported
I know nothing about such a reported case.
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The Japanese stock market is like a lamb or rabbit in a pack of wolves. It is very dangerous. Unless someone acts, things don't get corrected.
comment cooperate exactly
It would be irresponsible to comment when we don't exactly know what has happened. We will cooperate with the investigation. Then I will make a decision.
afford japan outdated political
Japan can't afford to have an outdated political system. If it was a company, it would have long been bankrupt.
anybody pardon
Pardon me ... I don't want anybody else to die.
company outcome people report soon town
People responsible are out of town and the company will report the outcome of its own investigation as soon as possible.
color skins care
Money is human kind's greatest invention. Money doesn't discriminate. Money doesn't care whether a person is poor, whether a person comes from a good family, or what his skin color is. Anybody can make money.
business thinking japan
It's not that I'm not interested in politics, but rather, I think that the people who become politicians in Japan are not very dynamic. Honestly, I find business much more interesting than politics.
country business giving
Elections are a kind of business. I have to present myself: 'I can do this and that for this area so please give me your vote'. People vote for the politicians who can best understand and contribute to their region or country. In a business you can choose your clients, and the message is targeted to them only. But politics is universal; no matter what age the audience, you have to send the same message to everyone.
change race reform
The reason I entered the election race was to promote reforms. For us who engage in business, we will be severely affected if financial and structural reforms don't proceed.
change mean japan
I haven't changed. If it seems I'm becoming more mainstream, doesn't that mean instead that Japan is aligning itself with me? I haven't changed one bit.