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Rakuten Innovation

The latest insights and news about Rakuten innovation and entrepreneurship.

Mobile Tech Explained: Cloud infrastructure

This article is part of a series breaking down the complex systems and technologies that make up the Rakuten Mobile network and Rakuten Communications Platform. In this edition, we speak with Ryota Mibu, division manager for infrastructure platforms at Rakuten Mobile, Inc. The cloud is one of the defining technologies of the twenty-first century – …

January 19, 2021
Rakuten Mobile scientists build the future of telecommunications with autonomous networking

In April 2020, Rakuten Mobile made history by launching the world’s first fully virtualized cloud-native mobile network. The company’s ambitious undertakings have attracted global talent from all corners of the telecommunications industry and beyond, each with their own ideas on how to push this revolutionary network even further. Dr. Pierre Imai joined Rakuten as Principal …

December 11, 2020
What’s the role of e-commerce in the Gen Z experience economy?

Things are out; experiences are in. But what does this mean for e-commerce? Prominent social critic Tsunehiro Uno serves as editor-in-chief of commentary magazine PLANETS, and has authored numerous publications on modern society. He joined Rakuten’s Ryo Matsumura on the stage of the recent Rakuten Optimism business conference in Yokohama to discuss the changing nature …

December 11, 2023

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January 7, 2016

Disruption: The economic growth driver for 2016

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January 7, 2016

Hiroshi Mikitani at Business Insider Ignition

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January 7, 2016

Mickey Talks about Englishnization at Harvard Business School

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December 29, 2015

Artificial intelligence and e-commerce: Who wins

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December 25, 2015

RNN Headline - December Part 2

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December 22, 2015

Harnessing innovation for social change

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December 22, 2015

RNN Headline - December Part 1

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December 14, 2015

10 business lessons from Japan's top 10 hot springs

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December 14, 2015

RNN Headline - November Part 4

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December 9, 2015

RNN Headline - November Part 3

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December 8, 2015

Iron Chefs Declare Whose Breakfast is Best

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December 3, 2015

Brands and social media: Good, bad, ＆amp; ugly