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, 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

  CorporateIR

• November 6, 2012

  Rakuten Acquires Alpha Direct Services

  CorporateIRInternet 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

  CorporateInternet 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

  CorporateInternet 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

  CorporateInternet 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.

  CorporateIRFinTech

• 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

  CorporateIR

• 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

  CorporateInternet Services

• August 31, 2012

  Launch of Rakuten Warranty Service, “Safe Compensation Service”

  CorporateInternet Services

• August 27, 2012

  Easy Wi-Fi Set-Up Makes Getting Started with Your Kobo eReader Simple

  Corporate

• August 6, 2012

  Personnel Change Announcement

  CorporateIR

• August 3, 2012

  Granting of Stock Options (Subscription Rights to Shares)

  CorporateIR

• 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

  CorporateIR

• 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)

  CorporateIR

• 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

  CorporateIR

• July 9, 2012

  Online Supermarket “Rakuten Mart” Set to Start Service on July 9

  CorporateInternet Services

• July 9, 2012

  New Residential Solar Panel Sales Service “Rakuten Solar” Set to Start on July 17

  CorporateInternet 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

  CorporateInternet Services

• July 2, 2012

  Kobo Launches in Japan withWorld Class Full‐Service eReading Platform

  CorporateIR

• 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)

  CorporateIR

• June 13, 2012

  Rakuten Acquires Wuaki.tv

  CorporateInternet 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

  CorporateIRInternet Services

• May 17, 2102

  Notice on the transfer of subsidiary

  CorporateIR

• May 17, 2012

  Rakuten Leads Investment In Pinterest

  CorporateIR

• 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

  CorporateIR

• 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

  CorporateInternet Services

• April 20, 2012

  Granting of Stock Options (Subscription Rights to Shares)

  CorporateIR

• April 20, 2012

  Closure of e-commerce service through Lekutian in China

  IRInternet 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

  CorporateIR

• February 20, 2012

  Stock Options (Subscription Rights to Shares)

  CorporateIR

• February 20, 2012

  Announcement of Stock Split and Change in Basic Stock Trading Unit under the Establishment of a New Stock Unit System.

  CorporateIR

• February 20, 2012

  Personnel Change Announcement

  CorporateIR

• 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

  CorporateIR

• February 13, 2012

  Notice regarding Dividends on Surplus

  CorporateIR

• 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

  CorporateIR

• 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

  CorporateIR