Japan

Tech & Innovation

December 12, 2018 4 min read

How Rakuten Pay became Japan’s favorite mobile payment app

The instantly recogn…
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Sports & Entertainment

December 11, 2018 4 min read

Just in time for the holidays: Japan’s favorite toys of 2018

When it comes to cho…
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Sports & Entertainment

November 16, 2018 < 1 min read

Eat, drink and be scary: Halloween on parade at Rakuten Crimson House

With a workforce mad…
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Tech & Innovation

October 5, 2018 3 min read

Is exercise the key to Japan’s health and famed longevity?

Every October, Japan…
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Sports & Entertainment

August 31, 2018 4 min read

Rakuten TV and the NBA team up with World Caricature Champion Dai Tamura

For Dai Tamura and R…
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Tech & Innovation

August 8, 2018 3 min read

Japan heatwave: What Japan is buying to beat the heat

Japan’s record-break…
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Tech & Innovation

July 6, 2018 4 min read

What Japanese shoppers are buying this summer: Rakuten Ichiba trends

With the power of Ra…
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Mickey's Voice

June 23, 2018 3 min read

Opening Japan’s doors for immigration

Japan needs immigran…
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Sports & Entertainment

June 23, 2018 < 1 min read

How key moments in Japan’s World Cup opener showed up in online shopping traffic

We love data and we…
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Sports & Entertainment

June 13, 2018 3 min read

Indulging dads: Top Father’s Day trends in Japan from Rakuten

Break out the sake a…
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