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A Brave New World of Communications: Rakuten Mobile and Mavenir combine the best of the internet with the best of cellular
This article is part of a series highlighting the collaboration between Rakuten Mobile and its partners to build the wor…
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11 books to help you stay optimistic and motivated
It’s easy to lose your get-up-and-go when going anywhere is such a challenge. Old routines have been disrupted, and new…
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Managing from home: How to lead your team remotely during a pandemic
Mickey Mikitani, Chairman and CEO, Rakuten, Inc. I’ve always been a big proponent of coming into the office to wo…
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Rakuten launches takeout services in the US and Japan to support local restaurants
Restaurants have been hit particularly hard by the global pandemic. In the face of stay-at-home orders and social distan…
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Japan’s class of 2020 are starting their careers online
Spring is an exciting time for budding professionals in Japan. Every March, around 550,000 young adults graduate from un…
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Rakuten provides free access to online English learning tool Rakuten ABCmouse amid school closures in Japan
With parents and educators across Japan preparing for the introduction of mandatory English classes in primary school fr…
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Marie Kondo Introduces Her New Book, ‘Joy at Work’
Whether you’re working from home or reflecting on what’s next in your career, “Joy at Work” can help. Here’s what the be…
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Inside Rakuten’s DNA: A chat with three founding members
The term shutter-gai reveals much about Japan’s post-bubble economic landscape. A riff on the word shoten-gai (shopping…
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Rakuten empowers merchants and businesses in global response to the COVID-19 pandemic
Cities are under lockdown. Brick and mortar stores are shut. Consumers are stuck behind their computers or in front of t…