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December 25, 2019
Announcement of Agreement Regarding Transfer of All Shares of OverDrive Holdings, Inc.
Corporate IR
December 24, 2019
Rakuten Wallet Launches Service for Exchanging Rakuten Super Points for Crypto Assets
Corporate Internet Services FinTech
December 17, 2019
Rakuten Announces New Name for Taiwanese Professional Baseball Team Lamigo Monkeys: “Rakuten Monkeys”
Corporate
December 17, 2019
Rakuten Joins the International Initiative RE100
Corporate Internet Services
December 12, 2019
Announcement of Merger (Simplified Merger and Short form Merger) of Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Amrit .DC Co., Ltd.
Corporate IR
December 3, 2019
Notice of Shareholder Benefit Program for the 23rd Fiscal Year
Corporate IR
December 2, 2019
Announcement of Completion of Merger (Simplified Merger and Short form Merger) of Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, Book Service Co., Ltd.
Corporate IR
December 2, 2019
Announcement of Completion of Merger (Simplified Merger and Short form Merger) of Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, Signature Japan Co., Ltd.
Corporate IR
November 7, 2019
The Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2019 Financial Results have been released
Corporate IR
November 5, 2019
Announcement of Impairment Loss
Corporate IR
October 29, 2019
Announcement of Financial Results of Rakuten Securities, Inc., a Consolidated Subsidiary
Corporate IR
October 25, 2019
Issuance of Stock Options to Employees of the Company’s Subsidiaries
Corporate IR
October 25, 2019
Notice Regarding Completion of Inspection by the Fair Trade Commission
Corporate IR
October 21, 2019
Rakuten Group Company Oak Announces Name Change
Corporate
October 15, 2019
Rakuten Establishes Expert Advisory Council to Support New Fashion Strategy “Rakuten Fashion”
Corporate Internet Services
October 10, 2019
Announcement of Merger (Simplified Merger and Short form Merger) of Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Book Service Co., Ltd.
Corporate IR
October 8, 2019
Rakuten and NBA to Stream All NBA Games Starting from the 2019-20 Season Through New Service: NBA Rakuten
Corporate
October 4, 2019
Matchday - Inside FC Barcelona, the new official documentary series: Produced by team’s own Barça Studios; Global distribution by Rakuten
Internet Services
October 1, 2019
Announcement of Completion of Company Split (Simplified absorption-type split) of "Rakuten Cash" business conducted by Rakuten, Inc.
Corporate IR
October 1, 2019
Announcement of Completion of Merger of Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, RS Empowerment, Inc.
Corporate IR
September 19, 2019
Rakuten and La New Conclude Basic Agreement on the Transfer of All Shares of Taiwanese Professional Baseball Team “Lamigo Monkeys”
Corporate
September 17, 2019
Rakuten Announces New Fashion Strategy:“Rakuten Fashion”
Corporate Internet Services
September 17, 2019
Rakuten Selected for Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific Index
Corporate IR
September 9, 2019
Rakuten Payment and Seven-Eleven Japan Agree to Introduce “Rakuten Pay” Smartphone App Payment Service
Internet Services FinTech
September 6, 2019
Rakuten Mobile to Launch New Mobile Operator Service
Mobile
September 6, 2019
Rakuten Mobile to Offer New MVNO Service Plans, including “Super Hodai”
Mobile
September 5, 2019
Rakuten Kobo unveils the Kobo Libra H2O: A lightweight, waterproof, 7” eReader with a fresh, modern design
Internet Services
August 19, 2019
Rakuten Wallet Launches Spot Trading Services for Crypto Assets
Corporate Internet Services FinTech Mobile
August 8, 2019
The Second Quarter of Fiscal Year 2019 Financial Results have been released
Corporate IR
August 8, 2019
Announcement of Merger (Simplified Merger and Short form Merger) of Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Signature Japan Co., Ltd.
Corporate IR
August 2, 2019
Rakuten Partners With Marie Kondo, Bestselling Author and Creator of the KonMari Method™
Corporate
August 2, 2019
Rakuten Medical Secures Additional Investment from Rakuten to Further Develop its Photoimmunotherapy Platform Capabilities
Corporate
August 1, 2019
Rakuten and Japan Fashion Week Organization Announce Partnership Agreement for TOKYO Fashion Week
Corporate Internet Services
August 1, 2019
Rakuten to Establish New Fulfillment Centers for Rakuten Super Logistics
Corporate IR
August 1, 2019
Rakuten and The H Collective to Form Joint Venture to Produce Movies
Corporate
August 1, 2019
Personnel Change Announcement
Corporate
July 31, 2019
Notice regarding Approval for Banking Operations in Taiwan
Corporate IR FinTech
July 26, 2019
Announcement for Resolution to Establish a Company for Banking Operations in the United States
Corporate IR FinTech
July 26, 2019
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 26, 2019
Announcement of Succession of Business by Company Split (Simplified absorption-type split)
Corporate IR FinTech
July 26, 2019
Announcement of Merger (Simplified Merger and Short form Merger) of Wholly-Owned Subsidiary RS Empowerment, Inc.
Corporate IR
July 23, 2019
Announcement of Financial Results of Rakuten Securities, Inc., a Consolidated Subsidiary
Corporate IR
July 12, 2019
Rakuten to Open Barça Japan Tour 2019 Official Stores in Harajuku and Kobe to Commemorate the Rakuten CUP Tournament
Corporate Internet Services
July 9, 2019
Rakuten Mobile to Take Over Operation of "DMM mobile" and other business from DMM.com
Mobile
July 1, 2019
Announcement of Accounting treatment of Lyft, Inc. Shares
Corporate IR
June 27, 2019
Rakuten Selected for FTSE4Good Index Series, FTSE Blossom Japan Index, and other major ESG investment indices
Corporate IR
June 25, 2019
“au PAY” to be Accepted at certain “Rakuten Pay” Affiliate Stores
Internet Services FinTech
June 17, 2019
Rakuten and Seiyu to Provide Japan's First Domestic Drone Commercial Delivery Service to Island Visitors This Summer
Corporate
June 12, 2019
Rakuten Teams Up with Messi10 by Cirque du Soleil as the Show's Title Sponsor
Corporate
June 11, 2019
Rakuten Launches Rakuten Sports: New Live Streaming, Video on Demand Service Delivers Sports Content to Fans Worldwide
Internet Services
June 5, 2019
Rakuten and JR East Partner to Promote Cashless Payments
IR Internet Services
June 5, 2019
Stephen Curry Ushers in New Dawn of Basketball in Japan with Underrated Tour, Powered by Rakuten
Corporate Internet Services
June 5, 2019
Rakuten Mobile and NEC to Build Open vRAN Architecture in Japan
Corporate Internet Services Mobile
June 4, 2019
Rakuten to Become New Global Partner for Davis Cup
Corporate
June 3, 2019
Rakuten Optimism 2019: Rakuten to Hold Largest Group Event Ever, a 4-Day Conference in Japan This Summer
Corporate Internet Services FinTech Mobile
May 29, 2019
Notice of Partial Amendment to the 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
May 22, 2019
Announcement of Acquisition of Shares of Gurunavi, Inc.
Corporate IR
May 22, 2019
Notice Regarding Strengthening Capital and Business Alliance
Corporate IR
May 20, 2019
Rakuten Officially Opens the “Iniesta’s Methodology” Soccer Academy Based on Soccer Player Andrés Iniesta’s Unique Methods
Internet Services
May 17, 2019
Rakuten Launches Live Video Streaming Service “Rakuten LIVE”
Internet Services
May 15, 2019
Rakuten Invests in xXx 4 and Brightburn Through Partnership with The H Collective
Corporate
May 13, 2019
Notice Regarding Commencement of Talks for Strengthening Capital and Business Alliance
Corporate IR
May 10, 2019
The First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2019 Financial Results have been released
Corporate IR
May 7, 2019
Rakuten Completes Investment in Altiostar
Corporate Mobile
May 7, 2019
Personnel Change Announcement
Corporate
April 26, 2019
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 26, 2019
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
April 24, 2019
NBA Japan Games 2019 Presented by Rakuten Ticket Presales Begin April 25
Corporate Internet Services FinTech
April 24, 2019
Announcement of Financial Results of Rakuten Securities, Inc., a Consolidated Subsidiary
Corporate IR FinTech
April 18, 2019
Rakuten LIFULL STAY Offers Japanese Vacation Rental Inventories to trivago
Internet Services
April 18, 2019
Rakuten Announces “Rakuten Cup”
Corporate
April 17, 2019
Rakuten to Begin Providing Comprehensive Logistics Service “Rakuten Super Logistics” for Merchants on KDDI’s Internet Shopping Mall, Wowma!
Internet Services
April 10, 2019
Notice Regarding Approval of Special Radio Station Deployment Plan (3.7 GHz and 28 GHz Frequency Band Allocation)
Corporate IR
April 10, 2019
Notice Regarding On-site Inspection by the Fair Trade Commission
Corporate IR
April 10, 2019
Rakuten Capital Invests in ShopBack
Corporate FinTech
April 2, 2019
Rakuten and Tohoku University Conclude Comprehensive Collaboration Agreement on Innovation
Corporate
April 1, 2019
Rakuten Payment Announces Personnel Change
Corporate FinTech
April 1, 2019
Announcement of Completion of Group Reorganization
Corporate IR
April 1, 2019
Announcement of Valuation Gain on Investment Securities
Corporate IR
March 28, 2019
Announcement of Change of Corporate Name of Rakuten Mobile Network, Inc.
Corporate Mobile
March 28, 2019
Announcement of Segment Changes
Corporate IR
March 26, 2019
Announcement of Registration Completion of Rakuten Wallet, Inc., a Wholly-owned Subsidiary of Rakuten, Inc., as a Virtual Currency Exchange Service Provider.
Corporate IR FinTech
March 19, 2019
TEPCO PG, KDDI, SoftBank and Rakuten Mobile Network to Collaborate on Trials of Base Station Equipment Sharing Utilizing Electric Power Infrastructure
Mobile
March 14, 2019
Rakuten and PChome Enter into Alliance Agreement
Corporate
March 5, 2019
NBA and Rakuten Partner to Bring Two Preseason Games to Japan
Corporate Internet Services
February 22, 2019
Notice on Partial Amendments to the Articles of Incorporation
Corporate IR
February 22, 2019
Announcement Regarding Change of Directors
Corporate IR
February 22, 2019
Share Options as Stock Options
Corporate IR
February 22, 2019
Share Options as Retirement Compensation Stock Options
Corporate IR
February 22, 2019
Issuance of Stock Options to Executive Officers and Employees of Rakuten, Inc and Directors, Executive Officers and Employees of the Company’s subsidiaries
Corporate IR
February 21, 2019
Rakuten and JD.com to Collaborate to Create Unmanned Delivery Solutions in Japan
Internet Services
February 20, 2019
Rakuten and Tech Mahindra Open World-Class 5G Lab in Tokyo
Internet Services Mobile
February 12, 2019
Rakuten Launches First Real-World End-to-End Tests in a Fully Virtualized Cloud-Native Mobile Network
Internet Services Mobile
February 12, 2019
Rakuten to Invest in Mobile Industry Innovator Altiostar
Internet Services Mobile
February 12, 2019
Personnel Change Announcement
Corporate IR
February 12, 2019
The Fourth Quarter of Fiscal Year 2018 Financial Results have been released
Corporate IR
February 12, 2019
Notice of Dividends of Surplus
Corporate IR
February 12, 2019
Announcement of Agreement Regarding Group Reorganization
Corporate IR
February 5, 2019
Rakuten to Launch Program that Awards Rakuten Super Points for Using the Japan Post and HAKO POST Pickup Services on Rakuten Ichiba
Corporate
January 29, 2019
Announcement of Financial Results of Rakuten Securities, Inc., a Consolidated Subsidiary
Corporate IR FinTech
January 24, 2019
Rakuten and BOKEN Quality Evaluation Institute Strengthen Cooperative Efforts on Quality Management for Rakuten Ichiba Products
Internet Services
January 23, 2019
Rakuten Mobile Network Receives Blanket Licenses for Specified Radio Stations in the Kanto, Tokai and Kinki Regions
Mobile
January 18, 2019
Announcement of Partial Revision of Group Reorganization
Corporate IR
January 18, 2019
Issuance of Stock Options to Executive Officers and Employees of the Company’s subsidiaries
Corporate IR
January 18, 2019
Issuance of Stock Options to Executive Officers and Employees of Rakuten, Inc and Directors, Executive Officers and Employees of the Company’s subsidiaries
Corporate IR
January 18, 2019
Personnel Change Announcement
Corporate IR
January 15, 2019
Rakuten Announces New Partnership with Lukas Podolski
Corporate Internet Services
January 10, 2019
Rakuten Group Announces Fully Cashless Smart Stadium Concept
Corporate FinTech
January 10, 2019
Rakuten Launches Partnership with Stephen Curry
Corporate
January 8, 2019
Announcement Concerning an Agreement to Establish a Joint Venture on the Premise of Acquiring Approvals etc for a Banking Business in Taiwan
Corporate IR FinTech

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