Rakuten Ichiba

Blog

August 5, 2020 3 min read

Enjoying the great indoors in 2020: Japan shopping trends

For many urban worke…
Read More »
Blog

July 17, 2020 4 min read

Inside Japan and Taiwan’s sweet trade relationship

Since launching in T…
Read More »
Blog

June 22, 2020 4 min read

How hotels, small- and medium-size businesses across Japan are helping to build a mobile network

Building a new mobil…
Read More »
Blog

May 20, 2020 5 min read

How is online shopping changing during this pandemic? Puzzles, paint and pianos.

While lockdowns and…
Read More »
Blog

April 27, 2020 7 min read

Inside Rakuten’s DNA: A chat with three founding members

The term shutter-gai…
Read More »
Blog

December 25, 2019 4 min read

ASMR, sustainability and the ‘chill revolution’ — Japan’s consumer trends for 2019

Each year, Rakuten I…
Read More »
Rakuten Innovation

December 10, 2019 4 min read

Japan’s best toys are guiding kids into the future

It’s that time of ye…
Read More »
Sports & Entertainment

October 29, 2019 2 min read

Halloween at home a hit in Japan

Less than two decade…
Read More »
Sports & Entertainment

October 3, 2019 3 min read

Rakuten Fashion Week Tokyo: Taking Japanese style global

Fashion is in fashio…
Read More »
Tech & Innovation

September 20, 2019 4 min read

Rakuten CEO gives merchants reasons to be optimistic

Rakuten Optimism 201…
Read More »