Please note that the information contained in press releases is current as of the date of release.

Please note that the information contained in press releases is current as of the date of release.

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• December 21, 2016

  Viber Releases Major Update, Adding New Chat Extensions and Video Message Functions

  Corporate

• December 13, 2016

  Rakuten Point Card and Rakuten Edy Services Now Compatible with Android Pay™

  Internet ServicesFinTech

• December 6, 2016

  Notice of Shareholder Benefit Program for the 20th Fiscal Year

  CorporateIR

• November 28 , 2016

  Rakuten Announces 2016 Top Rankings

  Internet ServicesCorporate

• November 22, 2016

  Rakuten, ACSL and NTT DOCOMO Succeed in Demonstration Experiment of Drone-based Delivery System Using LTE in Urban Area

  CorporateInternet Services

• November 17, 2016

  Products from Rakuten BooksNow Available for Pickupat Lawson Stores around Japan

  Internet Services

• November 16, 2016

  Rakuten to become FC Barcelona Main Global Partnerfrom 2017-2018 season

  Corporate

• November 10, 2016

  FY2016 Q3 results Online Presentation has been uploaded

  CorporateIR

• October 31, 2016

  Rakuten opens flagship store on popular South Korean e-commerce platform 11STREET

  Internet Services

• October 28, 2016

  Announcement of Acquisition of Soukai Drug Co., Ltd.

  CorporateIR

• October 28, 2016

  Issuance of Share Options as Stock Optionsto Executive Officers and Employees of Rakuten, Inc.’s subsidiaries

  CorporateIR

• October 28, 2016

  [Revision] Revising the mandatory disclosure”Issuance of Subscription Rights to Shares as Stock Options to Directors and Employees”

  CorporateIR

• October 28, 2016

  Personnel Change Announcement

  Corporate

• October 25, 2016

  Rakuten Card to Bring Apple Pay to Customers in Japan today

  Internet ServicesFinTech

• October 24, 2016

  Rakuten Announces Winners of the Rakuten Technology Award 2016

  Corporate

• October 21, 2016

  Announcement of Financial Results ofRakuten Securities, Inc., a Consolidated Subsidiary

  IRFinTech

• October 05, 2016

  Rakuten Launches RAXY Beauty Subscription Service

  CorporateIRInternet Services

• October 3, 2016

  Announcement of Completion of Company Split and Merger of a Subsidiary

  CorporateIR

• September 29, 2016

  Rakuten Kobo launches world-class eReading service in Taiwan

  Corporate

• September 26, 2016

  Rakuten Bank and Viber Launch Money Transfer Service Using Viber from Rakuten Bank App

  FinTechCorporate

• September 13, 2016

  Rakuten Selected for Dow Jones Sustainability Asia/Pacific Index

  CorporateIR

• September 5, 2016

  Rakuten Acquires Fablic, provider of C2C Marketplace App “FRIL”

  Corporate

• September 1, 2016

  Rakuten Card Launches “Rakuten Gold Card” with a 2,000 Yen Accessibly-Priced Annual Membership Fee

  FinTech

• August 26, 2016

  Rakuten Research Announces Results of “Survey on attitudes towards English”

  Corporate

• August 18, 2016

  Rakuten Blockchain Lab to Open in Belfast

  Corporate

• August 18, 2016

  Announcing Kobo Aura ONE:A Breakthrough Waterproof eReaderDesigned with the Help of Real Booklovers

  Corporate

• August 4, 2016

  Issuance of Share Options as Stock Options to Auditor of Subsidiaries of Rakuten, Inc

  CorporateIR

• August 4, 2016

  （Amendment）Amending the mandatory disclosure ”Issuance of Share Options as Stock Options to Directors and Employees of Rakuten, Inc and Company’s subsidiaries”

  CorporateIR

• August 4, 2016

  FY2016 Q2 results Online Presentation has been uploaded

  CorporateIR

• August 4, 2016

  Rakuten Launches “Rakuten Music,” a Service Offering Unlimited Streaming of Music for a Fixed Rate

  Internet Services

• July 29, 2016

  Rakuten Research Announces Results of Survey on the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

  Corporate

• July 28, 2016

  Rakuten Invests in Digital Content Provider getAbstract AG

  Corporate

• July 27, 2016

  Announcement of Financial Results ofRakuten Securities, Inc., a Consolidated Subsidiary

  CorporateIR

• July 22, 2016

  Announcement of Company Split and Merger of Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Rakuten Edy, Inc.

  CorporateIR

• July 22, 2016

  Issuance of Share Options as Stock Optionsto Directors and Employees of Rakuten, Inc and Company’s subsidiaries

  CorporateIR

• July 22, 2016

  Personnel Change Announcement

  Corporate

• July 22, 2016

  Rakuten Extends Employee and Services Benefits to Include Same-Sex Partners

  Corporate

• July 1, 2016

  Management Appointment

  Corporate

• July 1, 2016

  Rakuten completes transition to company-system organization

  Corporate

• June 30, 2016

  Rakuten Research Releases Results of Survey on Mountain Day and the O-Bon Vacation

  Corporate

• June 30, 2016

  Rakuten Books to Begin Accepting Orders for Products by Phone, Fax and Postcard from September

  Corporate

• June 27, 2016

  Rakuten Announces 2016 First Half Rankings

  Internet ServicesCorporate

• June 23, 2016

  Rakuten Invests in Remote Farming Service Provider Telefarm

  Corporate

• June 15, 2016

  Kaola and Rakuten Announce Strategic Agreement to Bring Best of Japanese Goods to Chinese Consumers

  Internet Services

• June 7, 2016

  Rakuten Reviews Operations to Ensure European Business is Future Fit

  CorporateInternet Services

• June 7, 2016

  Management Appointment

  Corporate

• May 13, 2016

  Rakuten and the Energy Demand Side Service Development Cooperative Reach a Mutual Agreement to Explore a Business Partnership

  Corporate

• May 12, 2016

  FY2016 Q1 results Online Presentation has been uploaded

  CorporateIR

• May 2, 2016

  Management Appointments

  CorporateIR

• April 28, 2016

  Issuance of Share Options as Stock Optionsto Directors and Employees of Company’s subsidiaries

  CorporateIR

• April 26, 2016

  Announcement of Financial Results ofRakuten Securities, Inc., a Consolidated Subsidiary

  CorporateIR

• April 25, 2016

  Rakuten to Launch “Sora Raku” Delivery Service Utilizing Drones

  CorporateInternet Services

• April 20, 2016

  Rakuten Launches Rakuten Manga e-Comic Service for Smartphones

  Corporate

• April 19, 2016

  Rakuten Announces Management Team for New Group Company System

  CorporateIR

• April 12, 2016

  Rakuten Ventures Doubles Global Investment Fund in 2016

  Corporate

• April 8, 2016

  Rakuten Recipe and Hirosaki University Collaborate to Prevent High Blood Pressure Through Recipes

  Internet Services

• April 1, 2016

  Announcement of Completion of Merger of a Subsidiary

  IR

• April 1, 2016

  Personnel Change Announcement

  Corporate

• April 1, 2016

  Rakuten Introduces Company System to Enhance Customer-centricity

  Corporate

• March 28, 2016

  Rakuten Invests in Autonomous Control Systems Laboratory Ltd.

  Corporate

• March 24, 2016

  Rakuten to Begin Offering “Rakuten Gakuwari" Membership Program for Students

  Internet ServicesCorporateFinTechCorporate

• March 17, 2016

  Rakuten Books Launches “Readee,”a Reading Management App for Smartphones

  Internet Services

• March 3, 2016

  “Rakuten Card Sign Language Interpreting Service” Launched

  FinTech

• March 1, 2016

  Rakuten Releases Rakuma Consumer Mobile E-commerce App in Taiwan

  Internet Services

• February 26, 2016

  Announcement Regarding Change of Representative Directors, Directors and Company Auditor

  CorporateIR

• February 26, 2016

  Notice on Partial Amendments to the Articles of Incorporation

  CorporateIR

• February 26, 2016

  Share Options as Stock Options

  CorporateIR

• February 24, 2016

  Korea and Japan’s Leading Ecommerce Retailers sign agreement to boost cross-border trading

  Internet Services

• February 18, 2016

  Issuance of Subscription Rights to Shares as Stock Options to Outside Director and Auditor of Rakuten, Inc

  CorporateIR

• February 18, 2016

  Issuance of Subscription Rights to Shares as Stock Optionsto Directors, Executive Officers and Employees of Rakuten, Inc

  CorporateIR

• February 16, 2016

  Rakuten Card and ANA Launch Rakuten ANA Mileage Club Card

  FinTech

• February 15, 2015

  Rakuten Wedding Begins Website Collaboration with The Wedding

  Internet Services

• February 12, 2016

  Announcement of Impairment Loss

  CorporateIR

• February 12, 2016

  Notice of Dividends of Surplus

  CorporateIR

• February 12, 2016

  The Fourth Quarter of Fiscal Year 2015 Financial Results have been released

  CorporateIR

• January 27, 2016

  Announcement of Financial Results ofRakuten Securities, Inc., a Consolidated Subsidiary

  CorporateIR

• January 27, 2016

  Rakuten Ventures Establishes 10 Billion Yen“Rakuten Ventures Japan Fund”

  Corporate

• January 26, 2016

  Rakuten Ichiba Launches Trial of Virtual Clothes Fitting Service

  Internet Services

• January 25, 2016

  Personnel Change Announcement

  Corporate

• January 23, 2016

  Announcement of Merger (Simplified Merger and Short form Merger) of Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Rakuten ShowTime, Inc.

  CorporateIR

• January 23, 2016

  Issuance of Subscription Rights to Shares as Stock Options to Auditors of subsidiaries of Rakuten, Inc.

  CorporateIR

• January 23, 2016

  Issuance of Subscription Rights to Shares as Stock Options to Directors and Employees of Rakuten, Inc and subsidiaries

  CorporateIR

• January 22, 2016

  Rakuten Travel and Marriott International Partner to Welcome Japanese Travelers to 4,300+ Locations Worldwide

  Corporate

• January 19, 2016

  Rakuten Announces Results of Tender Offer for Share Certificates, Etc. of Kenko.com, Inc. (Code Number: 3325)

  CorporateIR

• January 12, 2016

  Announcement Regarding Change of Directors

  CorporateIR

• January 12, 2016

  Rakuten Card sets new record with more than 12 Million members

  CorporateIRFinTech

• January 7, 2016

  Rakuten Wedding to Offer “Virtual Wedding System”

  Internet Services