🎥 From cutting-edge tech exhibitions to gourmet food, interactive entertainment, loveable mascots and more — this is #RakutenOptimism Future Festival at a glance!
Rakuten
Software Development
Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 285,214 followers
Collaborate, Innovate, Empower
About us
Rakuten Group, Inc. (TSE's first section: 4755) is the largest ecommerce company in Japan, and third largest ecommerce marketplace company worldwide. Rakuten provides a variety of consumer and business-focused services including e-commerce, e-reading, travel, banking, securities, credit card, e-money, portal and media, online marketing and professional sports. The company is expanding globally and currently has operations throughout Asia, Western Europe, and the Americas. Founded in 1997, Rakuten is headquartered in Tokyo, with over 17,000 employees and partner staff worldwide. Rakuten's 2018 revenues were 1101.48 billions yen. In Japanese, Rakuten stands for ‘optimism.’ It means we believe in the future. It’s an understanding that, with the right mind-set, we can make the future better by what we do today. So we challenge ourselves to evolve, innovate and experiment, to create a better, happier future for everyone. Today, our 70+ businesses span e-commerce, digital content, communications and FinTech, bringing the joy of discovery to more than 1.5 billion members across the world. For more information, visit https://global.rakuten.com/corp/
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https://global.rakuten.com/corp/
External link for Rakuten
- Industry
- Software Development
- Company size
- 10,001+ employees
- Headquarters
- Setagaya-ku, Tokyo
- Type
- Public Company
- Founded
- 1997
- Specialties
- E-commerce (Rakuten Ichiba, Rakuten Books...), Card & Payments, Life & Leisure support services, Communications & Energy & Mobile, Investment, Sports, Digital Contents, Open EC, AD, Affiliate, Securities, Bank, Insurance, Travel, and Mobile
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Rakuten Crimson House
1-14-1 Tamagawa
Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 158-0094, JP
Employees at Rakuten
Updates
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In July 2024, the Japanese yen fell to 161 against the U.S. dollar – its weakest position since 1986. An interest rate hike from the Bank of Japan the same month saw it reverse course, but uncertainty remains around its future trajectory. So why has the yen lost value? How is it affecting businesses? And where are things headed next? Read our recap of the recent #RakutenOptimism Conference session focused on the “Factors and Impact of the Weakening Yen” for insights from industry experts on these questions and more: https://lnkd.in/gtX6Z5bT
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Rakuten reposted this
We're excited to share that "Unity in Motion" has been shortlisted for the Global Content Awards🌟! We are humbled and inspired by this recognition and we can't wait for the results🤞! Check out the full shortlist here👉 https://lnkd.in/g5aMXQpB Watch "Unity in Motion" here👉 https://bit.ly/3T3JpfX #GlobalContentAwards #Awards2024 #ABetterFutureTogether #WUBS #ABFT Image description: An animated graphic reading "2024 Finalist" for the "Global Content Awards".
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We're proud to be working with Nvidia to bring AI empowerment to Japan and beyond.
🌏 We are introducing sovereign AI NIM microservices for Japan and Taiwan, enhancing #generativeAI with four new models. ➡️ https://nvda.ws/4dYv7Fx These microservices speed up the deployment of regional AI applications, ensuring advanced cultural and language fluency, and fostering the development of localized, multilingual LLMs for improved user interaction and effectiveness.
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“What the Rakuten Group wants to do is democratize AI,” explained Chairman & CEO Mickey Mikitani on stage at #RakutenOptimism 2024 earlier this month. “It shouldn’t be just for a few people to use, but for everyone.” Read how Rakuten is making AI empowerment a reality, and the key role that telecom networks like Rakuten Mobile, Inc. will play in making #AI technology accessible to all.
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Discover how Japan is staying cool this summer season, embracing cost-saving cooking tech and more ☀️ Rakuten Ichiba, Japan’s leading e-commerce marketplace, unveiled their key shopping trends for summer 2024. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/e3BhWwqG
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Rakuten is thrilled to support rising fashion brand Sulvam during the term of Rakuten Fashion Week TOKYO S/S 2025 and Paris Fashion Week S/S 2025 through our "by R" project. This collaboration marks a significant milestone for Sulvam, following a decade since its founding and the launch of their new women's collection. Rakuten is also partnering with Bunka Fashion College to feature collections involving fashion students in select parts of the production process at the Show. Catch the livestream on Rakuten Fashion’s official website, where you can also shop for exclusive products commemorating Sulvam’s participation in the “by R” project. Runway Live Stream @ 7 p.m. on September 6, 2024 (JST): https://lnkd.in/daNK2-7E Official site: https://lnkd.in/gkkrSG5y
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Rakuten reposted this
We are thrilled to share that our "Unity in Motion" documentary series about the creation of the "A BETTER FUTURE TOGETHER" Dance Crew last summer has been shortlisted for the prestigious European Video Awards VideoWeek! Following a Gold Viddy Award win in June and a Gold dotCOMM Award win this month, we couldn't be more proud and grateful for the recognition. Looking forward to the results! Check out the full shortlist here: https://lnkd.in/eED9buKJ Watch "Unity in Motion" here: https://bit.ly/3SCknVh #EVA24 #Awards2024 #ABetterFutureTogether #WUBS #ABFT A promotional graphic for "Unity in Motion," an original documentary by Rakuten that has been shortlisted for 'Best Video Campaign' for the European Video Awards 2024.
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