By Max Hunder KYIV (Reuters) - Hiroshi Mikitani, the founder and chief executive of Rakuten Group (4755.T), on Saturday touted the ability of his ...
Fermenting New Flavours: Sean Myles and Gina Harvestock Launch Annapolis Fine Cheese | SaltWireKYIV - Hiroshi Mikitani, the founder and chief executive of Rakuten Group , on Saturday touted the ability of his company's Viber messaging platform to counter Russian propaganda.
The 58-year old was speaking after meeting senior Ukrainian officials earlier in the day as part of a group of Japanese business leaders accompanying Japan's Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi on a visit to Ukraine's capital. Viber, which launched in 2010 and was acquired by Rakuten in 2014, has a 98% market penetration rate in Ukraine. It is also popular in Russia."We have never been breached by Russia in the past. Sometimes, way before the war, we had requests, which we rejected... we do not have any security concerns."
The billionaire entrepreneur has previously been vocal in his support for Ukraine and made a 1 billion yen donation to its government at the start of the invasion.
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