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2021.06.25

11:30

Japan's Rakuten to use Cisco's new technologies for 5G, IoT services

Rakuten Mobile said on Friday that it plans to use new routing technologies from Cisco Systems Inc (CSCO: NASDAQ), an American network gear maker, to expand its capacity to support business customers with 5G and so-called Internet of Things (IoT) services.

2021.04.21

14:00

U.S. and Japan to monitor Rakuten after Tencent investment

Japan's Kyodo News reported on Tuesday that the U.S. and Japanese governments will jointly monitor Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten (OTC: RKUNY) for fear of customer data obtained by China. The report comes after a subsidiary of Tencent became a major shareholder of Rakuten.

2021.04.01

08:46

Japan targets Amazon, Google and Apple

(Asian Tech Press) Tech giants, Amazon, Google and Apple, are officially designated as targets of regulation by Japanese authorities on 1 April, 2021, according to a Japanese news release on an official website.

2021.03.31

06:59

IBM sues Japan's Rakuten for patent infringement on websites and mobile apps

IBM recently filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware to Japan’s e-commerce giant Rakuten for patent infringement.

2021.03.15

10:05

Tencent will become the sixth largest shareholder of Rakuten

On March 12, Rakuten announced that China's tech giant Tencent, Japan Post Holdings and U.S. retail giant Walmart will take a stake in the company. Citigroup publishes a research report that Tencent will become the sixth largest shareholder after the transaction is completed.

2021.03.12

07:02

Rakuten to cooperate with Japan Post Holdings, share price soaring 11%

Rakuten Inc., a Japan-based Internet giant, decides to establish a capital partnership with Japan Post Holdings Co. it has been seen that Rakuten’s price increase is the largest in more than four years, according to the Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK).

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