I Order opened a new shop for Kiva on Rakuten. Kiva is a non-profit organization that allows Internet users to lend money to microcredit institutions in developing countries Go to the shop...

As FC Barcelona's Official Communication Channel, Rakuten Viber has launched the club's official Public Account and released exclusive stickers of the players. On July 13, 2017, during the visit of FC Barcelona's star players to Japan, it also organized a video chat event, giving a few Rakuten members the chance to talk with these superstars, and RNN was on the scene to film what happened! The two groups of lucky winners, chosen from applicants across Japan, were both made up of young FC Barcelona fans. Catch this report to see the excited reaction of the young fans on talking with their heroes, as well as a different side to the players when answering the kids' questions. read more...

- Providing information on monthly rental apartments and vacation rentals to real estate brokers and users - Tokyo, August 8, 2017 – Rakuten LIFULL STAY, Inc. today announced the launch of “LIFULL HOME’S Monthly,” a site introducing monthly rental apartments that is scheduled to commence operations on September 4, 2017. Pre-application for property listings by real estate brokers begins from today, August 8, 2017. Rakuten LIFULL STAY is a vacation rental business company created through the joint investment of Rakuten, Inc. and LIFULL Co., Ltd., and its tentatively-titled “Vacation Stay” vacation rental service is planned to be launched after the new Private Lodgings Business Law in Japan comes into effect. The new legislation places a 180-day limit on the utilization of a property as vacation rental accommodation, so for real estate brokers offering their properties only as vacation rentals, periods where the properties are vacant are expected. However, with the large number of users looking for mid-term accommodation of 30 days and over, Rakuten LIFULL STAY has decided to launch a monthly rental (short-term rental contract) apartment introduction service. read more...