Industry: Internet & Catalog RetailFounded: 1997
Country: Japan
Profile
Rakuten Inc. is mainly occupied in the electronic commerce business and Internet-based businesses. The Internet Service segment operates Internet shopping mall Rakuten Ichiba, EC sites, portal sites, travel reservation sites,
as well as sells advertisements and contents on these sites. The Internet Finance segment provides banking and securities services, credit cards related services, electronic money services through Internets. The Others part provides communication services and operates baseball teams. On January 1, 2012, the Company sold a Website to ZAPPALLAS, INC. On October 31, 2012, it acquired a Tokyo-based company, which is engaged in the life insurance businesses.