Rakuten, Inc.

Rakuten, Inc.

Rakuten was founded in 1997 by chairman and CEO Hiroshi Mikitani. Rakuten is Japan's largest online retailer and a leading provider of Internet-based services. The company's business segments and subsidiaries include Rakuten Ichiba (an online shopping mall), Rakuten Auction (online auctions), Rakuten Books (online bookstore), Infoseek (Internet search, Web logs, and job boards), Rakuten Travel, and Rakuten Securities (online trading). The firm's entertainment activities include television broadcasting in Japan and ownership of a professional baseball team. Its financial services unit offers credit cards and consumer loans. Its Fusion Communications subsidiary (acquired in 2007) provides Internet phone service.

Contact Details

Office Address

Rakuten, Inc.
Shinagawa Seaside Rakuten Tower, 4-12-3 Higashishinagawa
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan 140-0002
Phone: +81-3-6387-1111

Executives

Chairman and CEO

Hiroshi Mikitani

CFO, Senior Executive Officer, and Director

Ken Takayama

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