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See a sample reprint in PDF format.Order a reprint of this article nowTECHNOLOGYOCTOBER 20, 2010, 8:13 A.M. ETRakuten Files Protest Against Google-Yahoo Japan Tie ArticleStock QuotesCommentsmore in Tech »BY JURO OSAWA

TOKYO—Online shopping mall operator Rakuten Inc. said Wednesday that it filed a petition with the Japan Fair Trade Commission asking the antitrust regulator to review Google Inc. and Yahoo Japan Corp.'s planned partnership in search engine and advertising systems.

"The tie-up between the two firms would result in Google monopolizing information, which could hinder the development and growth of not only search engines but many Internet-related services in Japan," the nation's biggest e-commerce company said ...

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