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April 5, 2017 3 min read

Rakuten welcomes over 300 fresh graduates in Tokyo

Each year at the beg…
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April 5, 2017 3 min read

Remote-farming platform will give city-slickers green thumbs – and plenty of organic vegetables

Now even city-dwelle…
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March 29, 2017 3 min read

Japan is turning cashless – but not in the way that you think

Japan loves cash. Fo…
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March 24, 2017 2 min read

CNN joins the Rakuten drone team for a demonstration in Chiba

Earlier this month,…
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March 24, 2017 < 1 min read

“Rising Legends” K-pop audition hopefuls take Soompi by storm

Leading K-pop fan-si…
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March 22, 2017 3 min read

Is cherry-blossom viewing losing its luster?

Each year from aroun…
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March 22, 2017 < 1 min read

Great people, great energy: The first Rakathon in Europe

Rakuten hackathons –…
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March 15, 2017 2 min read

NEST 2017: Innovation and entrepreneurship on the global stage

What do you get when…
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March 15, 2017 2 min read

AirMap traffic control system for drones takes flight in Japan

In 2016, Rakuten mad…
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March 13, 2017 3 min read

Impartial analytics could solve problem of walled gardens: Mark Haviland

Late last year, Labo…
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