Press Releases 2012

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December 21, 2012
Kobo Android™ App Now Available in Japan
Corporate
December 20, 2012
Personnel Change Announcement
Corporate
December 20, 2012
Notice of Voluntary Application of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
IR
December 05, 2012
Rakuten Now Accepting Pre-Orders for the 5” kobo mini eReader
Corporate
November 27, 2012
Rakuten Research Set to Launch Social Research Service
Corporate
November 21, 2012
Issuance of Subscription Rights to Shares as Stock Options
IR
November 15, 2012
New kobo glo eReader Ships Today
Corporate
November 15, 2012
Kobo and TOP CULTURE Conclude Agreement on Sale of eReaders
Corporate
November 14, 2012
Launch of the Industry’s First Combined Online and IC Card E-MoneyPayment Service Rakuten Edy Online
FinTech
November 6, 2012
Rakuten to Open a New Fulfillment Center in Ichikawa City, Chiba Prefecture in 2014
Internet Services
November 6, 2012
Rakuten Edy Develops Industry’s First Multi-platform E-Money Transaction Terminal
Internet Services FinTech
November 6, 2012
Issuance of Subscription Rights toShares as Stock Options
IR
November 6, 2012
Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2012 Financial Results have been released
Corporate IR
November 6, 2012
Rakuten Acquires Alpha Direct Services
Corporate IR Internet Services
November 6, 2012
Personnel Change Announcement
Corporate
November 1, 2012
Kobo Glo and Kobo Mini eReaders Join Kobo Touch in Japan
Corporate
November 1, 2012
Rakuten Empowers Japanese Retailers to Break into the Indonesian Market
Corporate Internet Services
October 31, 2012
Edy Accounts Now Chargeable Direct from PersonalBank Accounts Using Rakuten Edy Application
FinTech
October 31, 2012
Rakuten Set to Ignite Online Shopping in Malaysia
Corporate Internet Services
October 30, 2012
Rakuten Ichiba’s Exceeds One Trillion Yen In Annual Gross Merchandise Sales
Internet Services
October 17, 2012
CGC and Rakuten Edy Agree on Greater Use of e-Money
Internet Services FinTech
October 15, 2012
“Minshu Diary” Launches the “Minshu Link” Service, Japan’s First Business Career SNS Site for Students
Corporate Internet Services
October 1, 2012
Rakuten EMOBILE’s LTE-CompatibleMobile Data Communication Service,Rakuten Super WiFi Starts Today
Corporate
September 20, 2012
Notice on the acquisition of shares in and inclusion as subsidiary ofAIRIO Life Insurance Co., Ltd.
Corporate IR FinTech
September 19, 2012
Rakuten and eAccess Agree to Joint Investment for the Establishment of “Rakuten EMOBILE” to Begin a Mobile Data Communication Service
Corporate
September 19, 2012
Announcing Rakuten Super WiFi, an LTE-Compatible Mobile Data Communication ServiceRegistration Starts Today!
Corporate
September 10, 2012
Rakuten to Open New Fulfillment Center in Kawanishi City, Hyogo Prefecture
Internet Services
September 6, 2012
Notice Regarding Media Articles
Corporate IR
September 6, 2012
An eReader for Everyone -Kobo Breaks Ground for eReading with New Family:Kobo Mini, Kobo Touch, Kobo Glo, and Kobo Arc
Corporate
September 3, 2012
Rakuten Jumps into Coupon Business
Corporate Internet Services
August 31, 2012
Launch of Rakuten Warranty Service, “Safe Compensation Service”
Corporate Internet Services
August 27, 2012
Easy Wi-Fi Set-Up Makes Getting Started with Your Kobo eReader Simple
Corporate
August 6, 2012
Personnel Change Announcement
Corporate IR
August 3, 2012
Granting of Stock Options (Subscription Rights to Shares)
Corporate IR
August 3, 2012
Notice regarding difference between results of Rakuten, Inc. for the six months ended June 30, 2012 with the results of the six months ended June 30, 2011
Corporate IR
August 3, 2012
Second Quarter of Fiscal Year 2012 Financial Results have been released
IR
August 3, 2012
kobo Touch eReader now on sale at Aeon retail stores
Corporate
August 1, 2012
Personnel Change Announcement
Corporate
July 23, 2012
Personnel Change Announcement
Corporate
July 21, 2012
Granting of Stock Options (Subscription Rights to Shares)
Corporate IR
July 19, 2012
Kobo Touch eReader™ Hits Japan Full Force throughRakuten’s e-Commerce Platform and Retail Stores
Corporate
July 18, 2012
Notice Regarding Media Articles
Corporate IR
July 9, 2012
Online Supermarket “Rakuten Mart” Set to Start Service on July 9
Corporate Internet Services
July 9, 2012
New Residential Solar Panel Sales Service “Rakuten Solar” Set to Start on July 17
Corporate Internet Services
July 5, 2012
Rakuten to Display Kobo Touch eReader in Major Bookstores in Japan through a Partnership with Book Retailers
Corporate
July 4, 2012
Rakuten launches “Pin It” button to post images to Pinterest
Corporate Internet Services
July 2, 2012
Kobo Launches in Japan withWorld Class Full‐Service eReading Platform
Corporate IR
June 26, 2012
Rakuten Shashinkan launches “Smartphone Print” for iPhone.
Internet Services
June 22, 2012
Personnel Change Announcement
Corporate
June 21, 2012
Granting of Stock Options (Subscription Rights to Shares)
Corporate IR
June 13, 2012
Rakuten Acquires Wuaki.tv
Corporate Internet Services
May 31, 2012
Best Denki Co., Ltd. Opens Shop on Rakuten’s Indonesian Shopping Mall, “Rakuten Belanja Online”
Internet Services
May 24, 2012
Rakuten to Launch E-Commerce Service in Malaysia
Corporate IR Internet Services
May 17, 2102
Notice on the transfer of subsidiary
Corporate IR
May 17, 2012
Rakuten Leads Investment In Pinterest
Corporate IR
May 15, 2012
Passenger and Rakuten Research Team Up to Introduce “Social Research,” a New Market Research Service
Internet Services
May 14, 2012
Notice on the business and capital alliance with Stylife Corporation
Corporate IR
May 10, 2012
First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2012 Financial Results have been released
IR
May 7, 2012
Retrospective Application of a New Accounting Policy Regarding Loyalty Points
IR
April 24, 2012
Rakuten Launches Online Shopping Mall"Rakuten.com.br Shopping" in Brazil
Corporate Internet Services
April 20, 2012
Granting of Stock Options (Subscription Rights to Shares)
Corporate IR
April 20, 2012
Closure of e-commerce service through Lekutian in China
IR Internet Services
April 16, 2012
Rakuten, Japan Post Team Up to Help Domestic EC Merchants Sell in Foreign Markets
Internet Services
March 29, 2012
Personnel Change Announcement
Corporate
March 6, 2012
bitWallet, KDDI, and Dai Nippon Printing start testing of jointly developed next-generation e-money system using NFC
FinTech
March 5, 2012
24-hour Sale Drives Record Day for Rakuten Ichiba
Internet Services
February 21, 2012
First local Rakuten affiliate in Southeast Asia set for March debut in Singapore
Corporate
February 20, 2012
Notice on partial amendments to the Articles of Incorporation
Corporate IR
February 20, 2012
Stock Options (Subscription Rights to Shares)
Corporate IR
February 20, 2012
Announcement of Stock Split and Change in Basic Stock Trading Unit under the Establishment of a New Stock Unit System.
Corporate IR
February 20, 2012
Personnel Change Announcement
Corporate IR
February 13, 2012
Notice on difference between results of Rakuten, Inc. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 with the results of the previous fiscal year
Corporate IR
February 13, 2012
Notice regarding Dividends on Surplus
Corporate IR
February 13, 2012
Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2011 Financial Results have been released
IR
February 6, 2012
Rakuten Travel opens three new China branches to support growthNew service for air ticket sales also launched
Corporate
February 1, 2012
bitWallet to change its registered name, services and logo
FinTech
January 27, 2012
Personnel Change Announcement
Corporate
January 24, 2012
Notice Regarding Media Articles
Corporate IR
January 17, 2012
Edy E-money Now Accepted for the Purchaseof Ameba’s Online Virtual Currency
FinTech
January 12, 2012
Rakuten Closes Acquisition of Kobo
Corporate IR

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