Dow Jones & Company to Acquire Full Ownership of WSJ.com Japanese-Language Edition
Posted: 7/20/2012 | By: Publishing Executive
TOKYO and NEW YORK -- Dow Jones & Company announced today further investment in the company's global expansion and coverage of Japan by acquiring SBI Holdings' 40% ownership stake in The Wall Street Journal Japan K.K., the joint-venture publisher of WSJ.com's Japanese-language edition(http://japan.wsj.com).
Following completion of the acquisition, Dow Jones will become sole publisher and will expand operations of the web site, which is one of the fastest-growing local-language offerings within the Journal's digital portfolio.
Following completion of the acquisition, Dow Jones will become sole publisher and will expand operations of the web site, which is one of the fastest-growing local-language offerings within the Journal's digital portfolio.