livedoor Co., Ltd. (株式会社ライブドア, Kabushiki-gaisha Raibudoa) was a Japanese company that functioned as an Internet service provider and operator of a web portal and blog platform before being brought down by a scandal in 2006. The company was founded and led in its first 10 years by Takafumi Horie, known as "Horiemon" in Japan. Livedoor grew into one of Japan's premier Internet businesses, putting over 1,000 employees on its payroll at its peak. Its reliance on acquisitions and stock swap mergers to achieve growth also made it one of the country's most controversial enterprises. Its growth came to a resounding halt when scandal erupted in early 2006. An investigation of securities law violations led to a nosedive in the company's stock price. The Tokyo Stock Exchange delisted Livedoor on April 14, 2006.[1] The floundering company's properties were purchased by South Korea–based NHN Corporation in 2010.[2][3]
The ISP and blog services that bear the Livedoor name used to be operated by Line Corporation, developers of Line messaging services and the Naver Japan search portal from 2012 - 2022. Line Corporation, based in Japan, was spun off from NHN Japan, an arm of its Korean parent, in February 2013.[3]
In 2022 Livedoor was sold to Minkabu [ja]. In February of the same year, its founder Takafumi Horie became executive advisor to livedoor.
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^ abMatt Brian (6 February 2013). "NHN Japan Spins Off LINE, Targets International Expansion". The Next Web. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
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Retrieved 22 June 2014. キスどころの騒ぎじゃない!?エロセクシーな美女軍団の誘惑に耐えられる？ (in Japanese). Livedoor News. June 28, 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2014. "吉川あいみ 実写版「いけない！ルナ先生」 GirlsNews特別インタビュー"...
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Retrieved November 22, 2023. "二宮和也、『パズドラ』新CMでVTuberデビュー 1秒も出演せず"中の人"に徹する". Livedoor (in Japanese). November 21, 2023. Archived from the original on November...
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August 22, 2008. Retrieved August 22, 2008. 判明 『少年ジャンプ』伝説の編集者は連載に懐疑的だった!?. Livedoor (in Japanese). March 26, 2018. Archived from the original on March 26,...
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中毒動画『ｳｯｰｳｯｰｳﾏｳﾏ(ﾟ∀ﾟ)』 (in Japanese). livedoor news. 11 February 2008. Retrieved 28 January 2009. 腰クネクネ謎のダンス 「ウマウマ」大流行の兆し (in Japanese). livedoor news. 8 March 2008. Retrieved...
7 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024. 江戸時代の武家の結婚は簡単じゃなかった。幕府の許可も必要だった. Livedoor News (in Japanese). 6 June 2023. Archived from the original on 7 March...
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