Livedoor began in 1996 as before acquiring the assets of the bankrupt Livedoor Corp in 2002. Under Takafumi Horie, it expanded rapidly through aggressive acquisitions, even attempting to buy a professional baseball team and the Fuji Television Network. Its growth ended abruptly in 2006 due to a securities fraud scandal, leading to its delisting from the Tokyo Stock Exchange. 2. Modern Corporate Identity
Following the scandal, Livedoor underwent several ownership changes: Purchased for roughly ¥6.3 billion. akindo,livedoor,biz
: Originally a Japanese internet service provider and portal founded by Takafumi Horie, it became one of Japan's most prominent and controversial tech companies in the early 2000s. It is currently owned by Minkabu and continues to operate a massive blog and news platform. Livedoor began in 1996 as before acquiring the
Livedoor was sold to Minkabu, with original founder Takafumi Horie returning as an executive advisor. 3. Business and Developer Services (Biz & AKINDO) It is currently owned by Minkabu and continues
: This likely refers to Livedoor Biz or LINE Biz-Solutions . After Livedoor was acquired by NHN (the parent company of LINE), many of its business services were integrated into the LINE ecosystem.