By From news reports A Japanese appeals court upheld on Friday the conviction of a former Internet entrepreneur, Takafumi Horie, in a case that has come to symbolize Japanese efforts to deal with white-collar crime at start-up companies.

Tokyo, July 25 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo High Court on Friday upheld a lower court ruling that sentenced former Livedoor Co. President Takafumi Horie, the disgraced Internet tycoon who defiantly challenged Japan's business establishment, to 30 months in prison for securities law violations.

By Kyodo News International, Tokyo Oct. 12--TOKYO -- Kozo Hiramatsu, president of Livedoor Holdings Co., intends to resign after the Internet company's shareholders meeting in December, informed sources said Friday.

Tokyo, Aug. 24 (Jiji Press)--Internet service firm Livedoor Holdings Co. said Friday that it will sell software subsidiary Yayoi Co. to MBK Partners, a private equity fund specializing in Asian businesses, for 71 billion yen. The deal, to be completed on Sept.

Tokyo, Aug. 24 (Jiji Press)--Internet service firm Livedoor Holdings Co. said Friday that it will sell business software subsidiary Yayoi Co. to MBK Partners, a private equity fund, for 71 billion yen. The deal will be completed on Sept. 28, Livedoor said.