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Meet the high schoolers solving rural Japan’s demographic challenges
How can rural Japan conquer the challenges of an aging population, low birth rates and a mass exodus of young people to…
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Cloudbees’ Kohsuke Kawaguchi is future-proofing software development
How has software development become like a peanut-filled chocolate bar? People are the peanuts and automation is the cho…
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Mickey's Voice
The Power of Conversation
Mickey Mikitani, Chairman and CEO, Rakuten, Inc. Who did you talk to today? I don’t mean via email or social medi…
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Vissel Kobe crowned Emperor’s Cup champions
On the first day of the new decade, Vissel Kobe made history when it captured its first-ever trophy — The Emperor’s Cup.…
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Rewriting the playbook: In conversation with Rakuten Mobile’s Rahul Atri
This article is part of a series of interviews with Rakuten Mobile employees. In this edition, we speak with Rahul Atri,…
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Leaders go first
“That will never work. It’s crazy!” I hear it a lot. Even as CEO, there are plenty of times when someone looked at me an…
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A decade of disruption: 5 tech storylines set to define 2020 and beyond
Once again, the past decade was all about disruption powered by technology. AirBnB, Uber and Lyft ushered in the era of…
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Tech, talk and tradition at the Davis Cup by Rakuten
Fans who visited the Davis Cup by Rakuten Madrid Finals 2019 in November hoping for a unique experience were not let dow…
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ASMR, sustainability and the ‘chill revolution’ — Japan’s consumer trends for 2019
Each year, Rakuten Ichiba’s consumer insights guru, Jun Shimizu (aka the Trend Hunter), sifts through mountains of e-com…