Rakuten to bring eBooks, digital content to libraries in Hamamatsu
ntttttttttttt Rakuten Inc has signed a comprehensive agreement with Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, to cooperate in enhancing the reading environment...
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Rakuten to begin mobile data communications service
ntttttttttttt Rakuten EMOBILE Inc has announced the Oct 1 launch of Rakuten Super WiFi, a mobile data communication service compatible...
Rakuten to acquire Play.com
ntttttttttttt Rakuten Inc and Play.com on Wednesday announced that they have entered into an agreement under which Rakuten will acquire...
Rakuten to acquire Kobo
ntttttttttttt Rakuten Inc and Kobo Inc have entered into a definitive agreement under which Rakuten intends to acquire 100% of...
Rakuten to acquire global video streaming service Viki
ntttttttttttt Rakuten Inc on Monday announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire global video streaming platform Viki. The...
Rakuten to acquire Cypriot app-maker for $900 mil
ntttttttttttt Rakuten, Japan’s largest online shopping mall operator, said Friday it would buy Cyprus-based application maker Viber Media for $900...
Rakuten to accept bitcoin on global marketplaces
ntttttttttttt Rakuten Inc announced Tuesday that it plans to enable customers to choose bitcoin as a payment option by integrating...
Rakuten, TEPCO agree on utilization of infrastructure for establishing MNO base stations
ntttttttttttt Rakuten Inc, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc and TEPCO Power Grid on Tuesday announced an agreement for Rakuten...
Rakuten Super Points now convertible to Rakuten Edy electronic money
ntttttttttttt Rakuten Edy has started a limited time campaign that will make it possible to convert Rakuten Super Points into...
Rakuten starts selling Kobo e-book readers
ntttttttttttt Rakuten subsidiary Kobo Inc on Thursday began selling its new kobo glo eReader. n Priced at 7,980 yen, the...