I was in New York City in July and was delighted to see people from all walks of life wearing FC Barcelona shirts bearing the Rakuten brand. With the launch of ...
Rakuten hackathons – or, as we like to call them, Rakathons – have already been held at Rakuten offices in Japan and the U.S., and earlier this year we held our...
Kobo is now localized in 21 countries across five continents, offering a bespoke book-buying experience – complete with local merchandising, content, customer s...
“It is said there are approximately 800 different types of bacteria in your mouth,” proclaims a young man in a white laboratory coat to a dramatic gasp from his...
No matter your age or stage, when it comes to the workplace, everyone leads. From managing the morning meeting to running a company of thousands, strong leaders...
Practitioners have been reaping the benefits of “mindfulness” for more than 2,500 years, but only now is the corporate world catching on to its merits. The prac...
Advice to the young is plentiful. What about advice for those in mid-career? October marks the start of the second half of the financial year in Japan, and just...
What does it mean to give someone a “break” in business? In my opinion, a break is not about a single opportunity or a nudge in the right direction. It is reall...
Artificial intelligence is creating a lot of buzz in the tech community nowadays, and recently I spoke to online merchants at our annual Rakuten Ichiba Expo abo...
In sports, success typically means finishing first – and that is especially true at the Olympics, where winning a gold medal can often seem to mean everything. ...
