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Rakuten Sports hosts inaugural skateboarding event: Uprising Tokyo Supported by Rakuten
Skateboarding has come a long way from its humble origins as a pastime for Southern California surfers. Today, it is a g…
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Rakuten’s Mobile as a Software™ vision resonates at Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2023
What does true telecom transformation look like on the industry’s biggest stage? How can Mobile as a Software™ usher in…
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CEO Mickey Mikitani shares Rakuten’s ‘moonshot’ projects at World Government Summit in Dubai
Conquering cancer and transforming wireless networks are Rakuten’s most ambitious projects, Chairman and CEO Mickey Miki…
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What’s behind Rakuten’s fintech success in Japan?
Rakuten first made a name for itself with e-commerce — an industry that has grown alongside the very internet itself. To…
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Spotlight on super-app Rakuten Viber’s free in-chat payments in EU
For close to a billion users around the globe, Rakuten Viber is a key tool for keeping in touch with friends and family.…
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How to make ‘DX’ and ‘SDGs’ more than just corporate buzzwords
Ken Kusunoki explains why some Japanese companies are possibly failing at DX. Professor Ken Kusunoki has some strong wor…
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A few things to be optimistic about: Rakuten in 2023
It’s no secret that Rakuten is a company of optimists – it’s in the name, after all. From high-tech mobile n…
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Japan’s ‘hottest’ hot springs, according to Rakuten Travel users
There are more than 27,000 known hot springs across Japan, from which gush an estimated 2.5 million liters of scalding h…
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Double-digit revenue growth: Rakuten’s 2022 Full Year and Q4 Results are in
On February 14, Rakuten announced financial results for the fiscal year 2022 and fourth quarter of 2022, from its headqu…