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Rakuten Family Day 2023: Celebrating togetherness
Rakuten’s Family Day, an annual tradition that brings smiles, laughter and a sense of togetherness, returned this year with all the charm that it is known for. Held in person once again this year, the event welcomed nearly 3,000 Rakuten employees, family and friends at the Rakuten Group Headquarters in Tokyo, creating unforgettable memories for Rakuten employees and their loved ones. The theme for…
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My Rakuten Experience: Blanc
Blanc is an applications engineer for the travel agile engineering team in the travel development department for Rakuten in Japan. Current job As an applications engineer, I am involved in the development and operations of Rakuten Travel’s app. My primary responsibilities are to handle data migration, which consists of moving systems and data to another environment. Currently, I am engaged in a sy…
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My Rakuten Experience: Yoko
Yoko is a manager in the Information Security & Privacy Governance Department and Information Technology & Security Supervisory Department for Rakuten Group in Japan. Current job I work in the Information Security & Privacy Governance Department, overseeing privacy compliance for Rakuten Group. With the rapid development of technology, the interest and concern about privacy have been g…
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My Rakuten Experience: Taku
Taku is a senior manager at the commerce accounting department for the commerce & marketing company in Japan. Current job I currently manage the accounting section in the commerce accounting department, which oversees advertising-related businesses and subsidiaries. This department supports the growth of each business from an accounting and financial perspective. One of our most important resp…
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My Rakuten Experience: Shwetz
Shwetz is Assistant Manager for the Engineer Recruiting Section and Vice Manager for the Executive Recruiting Group under the Global Talent Acquisition Department in Japan. Current job I currently lead a team of 12 recruiters responsible for recruiting executives and mid-career engineers. We are always looking for ways to expand and improve our services for our clients. Having worked at Rakuten fo…
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My Rakuten Experience: Saya
Saya is a Creative Planner in the UX Strategy & Planning Section of the Creative Design Strategy Department for Rakuten Group in Japan. Current job I am in charge of the planning and production of branding communications for Rakuten Group. Most recently, I worked with the company’s sports teams Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles and Vissel Kobe on creating plans for upcycling giant stadium bil…
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My Rakuten Experience: Tatsu
Tatsu is Vice Manager of the Business Promotion Section for the Regional Economy Vitalizing Business in Japan. Current job The mission of the Regional Economy Vitalizing Business, to which I belong, is to solve regional and social issues by utilizing various Rakuten Group assets. Our main duties are budgeting, budget control and business planning, as well as management for all types of internal op…
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Made in Japan, big in France: A look at the most popular Japanese movies, manga and more for French consumers
Bonjour and Konnichiwa! In recent years, there has been an undeniable surge in the appreciation of all things Japanese in France, ranging from books, films, television series to video games and traditional arts. Rakuten France, Rakuten Viki, Rakuten TV and Rakuten Kobo recently teamed up and conducted research on consumer behavior in the fascinating realm of Japanese entertainment and culture, as…
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Connecting Japan to the world with Rakuten Global Express
With some 57,000 merchants and over 360 million products ready to be shipped anywhere in the country, Rakuten Ichiba is the destination of choice for many online shoppers in Japan. But what about the rest of the world? Enter Rakuten Global Express (RGX). “RGX is an international shipping service,” explains Miyu Nakajima of Rakuten’s cross-border trading business. “Yo…
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