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January 14, 2021
Issuance of Stock Options to Executive Officers and Employees of the Company and Directors, Executive Officers and Employees of the Company’s Subsidiaries
Corporate IR
December 24, 2020
Japan Post and Rakuten Agree to Aim to Form New Strategic Partnership for Logistics
Internet Services
December 9, 2020
Rakuten Receives First-Ever Selection to CDP A List for Climate Change
Corporate
November 27, 2020
Notice of Shareholder Benefit Program for the 24th Fiscal Year
Corporate IR
November 27, 2020
Rakuten Signs Management Deal with Rising Basketball Star Yuki Kawamura
Corporate
November 16, 2020
Rakuten Selected for Dow Jones Sustainability World Index
Corporate IR
November 16, 2020
Rakuten to Launch Rakuten DX Solution
Corporate Internet Services
November 16, 2020
KKR and Rakuten to acquire stakes in Seiyu from Walmart, Focus on Accelerating Digital Transformation of Japanese Retail: Seiyu Positioned to Become Japan’s Leading Omnichannel Retailer
Corporate Internet Services
November 12, 2020
The Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2020 Financial Results have been released
Corporate IR
November 6, 2020
Rakuten and FC Barcelona Extend Partnership for the 2021/22 Season, Exercising the Option Contained in the Original Agreement
Corporate
October 30, 2020
Personnel Change Announcement
Corporate
October 27, 2020
Announcement of Financial Results of Rakuten Securities, Inc., a Consolidated Subsidiary
Corporate IR FinTech
October 22, 2020
Rakuten Mobile Launches Town Gas Brokerage Service “Rakuten Gas”
Mobile
October 7, 2020
Issuance of Stock Options to Employees of the Company’s Subsidiaries
Corporate IR
September 30, 2020
Rakuten Mobile Launches 5G Service with New Plan, Same Monthly Fee: Rakuten UN-LIMIT V
Mobile
September 30, 2020
Rakuten Mobile Releases New 5G-Compatible Smartphone: Rakuten BIG
Mobile
September 24, 2020
Total Cumulative Number of Rakuten Points Issued Exceeds Two Trillion
Corporate Internet Services FinTech
September 18, 2020
Rakuten Successfully Completes Japan’s First Drone Delivery Demonstration Flight in Mountainous Region with Varying Altitudes
Corporate
August 31, 2020
Announcement of Accounting treatment of Lyft, Inc. Shares
Corporate IR
August 31, 2020
Rakuten and Tokyu Establish Joint Venture: Rakuten Tokyu Planning
Corporate Internet Services
August 11, 2020
The Second Quarter of Fiscal Year 2020 Financial Results have been released
Corporate IR
July 30, 2020
Rakuten People and Culture Lab Proposes Recommendations for Creating Sustainable Teams in the “New Normal” Era for Businesses and Individuals
Corporate
July 28, 2020
Announcement of Financial Results of Rakuten Securities, Inc., a Consolidated Subsidiary
Corporate IR
July 16, 2020
Issuance of Stock Options to Executive Officers and Employees of the Company and Directors, Executive Officers and Employees of the Company’s Subsidiaries
Corporate IR
July 1, 2020
Announcement of Completion of Merger (Simplified Merger and Short form Merger) of Voyagin Inc.
Corporate IR
June 30, 2020
Rakuten Mobile UN-LIMIT Applications Exceed 1 Million
Mobile
June 30, 2020
Rakuten Mobile Ramps Up International Expansion for Rakuten Communications Platform
Mobile
June 26, 2020
Rakuten consecutively selected for MSCI ESG Leaders Indexes, FTSE4 Good Index Series and other major ESG investment indices
Corporate IR
June 10, 2020
Announcement of Completion of Transfer of All Shares of OverDrive Holdings, Inc.
Corporate IR
June 2, 2020
Rakuten Launches Solutions to Support Offline/Online Hybrid Live Events by Combining Rakuten Ticket and Rakuten TV
Internet Services
May 19, 2020
Notice regarding the Completion of Registration to Establish a Joint Venture in Taiwan
Corporate IR FinTech
May 13, 2020
Rakuten Mobile Plans to Acquire Innoeye to Support Rakuten Communications Platform Launch
Mobile
May 13, 2020
The First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2020 Financial Results have been released
Corporate IR
May 1, 2020
Rakuten Launches Takeout Support Service for Restaurants: “Rakuten Realtime Takeout” Offers Pre-Orders and Pre-Payment
Internet Services
April 28, 2020
Announcement of Financial Results of Rakuten Securities, Inc., a Consolidated Subsidiary
Corporate IR
April 24, 2020
Announcement of Merger (Simplified Merger and Short form Merger) of Voyagin Inc.
Corporate IR
April 20, 2020
Rakuten and Genesis Healthcare to Offer COVID-19 PCR Testing Kits to Businesses and Other Organizations
Corporate
April 17, 2020
Rakuten to Provide COVID-19 PCR Testing Kits to Rakuten Group Company Employees and Partner Companies in Japan
Corporate
April 16, 2020
Issuance of Stock Options as Retirement Compensation to Directors of the Company who serve concurrently as Executive Officers of the Company and Executive Officers of the Company
Corporate IR
April 16, 2020
Issuance of Stock Options to Executive Officers of the Company and Executive Officers and Employees of the Company’s Subsidiaries
Corporate IR
April 8, 2020
Rakuten Mobile Announces Full-Scale Commercial Launch; Unveils Enhanced “Rakuten UN-LIMIT 2.0” Service Plan
Corporate Mobile
April 7, 2020
Rakuten Ichiba Japan Marketplace Opens Up to Shopify Merchants through new service provided by Rakuten and Shopify collaboration
Internet Services
April 6, 2020
Rakuten Mobile and Rakuten AirMap to Carry Out Mobile Base Station Inspections Utilizing Drones
Corporate Mobile
April 3, 2020
Rakuten Joins Cloud Native Computing Foundation
Corporate Mobile
April 1, 2020
Personnel Change Announcement
Corporate
April 1, 2020
Announcement of Completion of Merger (Simplified Merger and Short form Merger) of Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, Amrit .DC Co., Ltd.
Corporate IR
March 30, 2020
Rakuten Launches “Rakuten Point Mall,” a New Entertainment-Focused Online Points Portal
Internet Services
March 25, 2020
Rakuten Joins Open Invention Network
Corporate Mobile
March 23, 2020
Notice Regarding Withdrawal of Application for Deposit Insurance in the United States and Intention to Refile the Application
Corporate IR FinTech
March 10, 2020
Notice Regarding Withdrawal of Petition for Emergency Suspension by the Japan Fair Trade Commission
Corporate IR
March 3, 2020
Rakuten Mobile Unveils “Rakuten UN-LIMIT”: Unlimited Mobile Carrier Plan for Monthly Charge of 2,980 Yen
Corporate Mobile
March 3, 2020
Rakuten and Vodafone Invest in AST & Science’s Space Venture to Reach More People, Devices and Places with Mobile Coverage
Corporate Mobile
March 2, 2020
Rakuten Wallet to Provide Crypto Asset Margin Trading Services Starting in Spring 2020
Internet Services FinTech
February 28, 2020
Notice Regarding Petition for Emergency Suspension by the Japan Fair Trade Commission
Corporate IR
February 28, 2020
Notice on Partial Amendments to the Articles of Incorporation
Corporate IR
February 28, 2020
Share Options as Stock Options
Corporate IR
February 28, 2020
Issuance of Stock Options to Executive Officers of the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries
Corporate IR
February 28, 2020
Issuance of Stock Options as Retirement Compensation to Executive Officers of the Company
Corporate IR
February 28, 2020
Notice Regarding Differences in Non-Consolidated Financial Results between FY2018 and FY2019
Corporate IR

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