Rakuten partners with Marie Kondo, bestselling author and creator of the KonMari Method™
Millions of people around the world are choosing joy by following the method of tidying up created by global phenomenon, Marie Kondo. Today at Rakuten Optimism 2019, a 4-day premier business event and festival hosted in Tokyo, Rakuten is sparking joy with a new partnership with Kondo and her company, KonMari Media, Inc.
The announcement was made on the main stage – in front of a full house at Pacifico Yokohama – by Rakuten founder and CEO, Mickey Mikitani, and Marie Kondo. Rakuten and KonMari Media plan to collaborate on entertainment content and other branded initiatives that will further popularize Ms. Kondo’s philosophy that tidying encourages people to cherish the things that spark joy in their lives.
The partnership also includes a specially-created role for Ms. Kondo at Rakuten. To champion an organizing culture for workplaces around the world, Marie Kondo will be appointed as Rakuten’s first “Joy Ambassador.”
Mickey Mikitani commented, “Keeping our workspaces clean is fundamental to Rakuten’s corporate culture and our approach to success. We believe in Marie Kondo’s mission to organize the world and are thrilled to work with her.”
Marie Kondo is a tidying expert, bestselling author, star of hit show, “Tidying Up With Marie Kondo,” and founder of KonMari Media, Inc. She began her tidying consultant business as a 19-year-old university student in Tokyo.
Today, she is a renowned tidying expert helping people around the world to transform their cluttered homes into spaces of serenity and inspiration. Her #1 New York Times bestselling book, “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up” took tidying to a new level, teaching that if you properly simplify and organize your home once, you’ll never have to do it again. She has also been named one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World.
