Rakuten on verge of buying biggest marriage broker OMMG (Japan Today) TOKYO ? Major online shopping mall operator Rakuten Inc has entered the final phase of talks to buy OMMG Inc, the operator of the nation's biggest matchmaking service O-net, sources familiar with the matter said Wednesday.
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Rakuten set to buy marriage broker (The Japan Times) Major online shopping mall operator Rakuten Inc. is in the final phase of talks to buy OMMG Inc., which runs O-net ? the nation's biggest matchmaking service, sources said. Read more ...