Anti-trust officials raid Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten offices

Anti-trust officials raid Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten offices

A staff of Rakuten Cafe is seen under a logo of Rakuten Inc at a shopping district in Tokyo August 4, 2014. REUTERS/Yuya Shino

Japanese antitrust officials raided the offices of e-commerce company Rakuten Inc on Monday after complaints from online merchants about the company’s free shipping policies, prompting its shares to briefly fall by as much as 3%.

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