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F Career K.K.
Toranomon Hayashi Bldg. 4F
Toranomon1-15-11
Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0001
e!site" ###.$-%areer.%om
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Company Overview:
(akuten, )n%. *+,-.,/" 40551 is the !iggest online sho''ing mall o'erators in +a'an #ith o2er 50 million
registered users. The %om'any #as $ounded in Fe!ruary 1330, as M.M, )n%. (akuten -ho''ing Mall started
o'erations in May the same year. )n +une 1333 M.M, )n%. %hanged name to (akuten, )n%. By +une 4004 it
#as the se%ond ranking site in +a'an, as measured !y uni5ue audien%e, #ith only 6ahoo7 ha2ing more
monthly 2isits. Today, (akuten8s online sho''ing !usiness, (akuten )%hi!a, is the largest online sho''ing
mall in +a'an, and allo#s %ustomers to sho' more than 50 million 'rodu%ts $rom o2er 19,000 mer%hants. ,s
'art o$ its )nternationali:ation e$$orts, (akuten )%hi!a has started o$$ering international shi''ing.
The %om'any is 'u!li%ly-traded #ith a market %a'itali:ation ranging $rom ;5B< and more than 0,000
em'loyees. (akuten is among the to' 10 largest )nternet %om'anies in the #orld *along #ith ,ma:on.%om,
)nter,%ti2e Cor'oration *),C1, =>'edia, et%.1. The %om'any has its head5uarters in the -hinaga#a -easide
(akuten To#er in Higashi -hinaga#a.
Useful websites:
htt'"??###.rakuten.%o.&'
htt'"??glo!al.rakuten.%om?en
Online Services:
The (akuten @rou' is a di2ersi$ied )nternet ser2i%es grou' #ith !usiness a%ti2ities di2ided into si>
!usinesses"
1.=-Commer%e Market'la%e, managing +a'an8s largest online retail market'la%e.
4.Credit and Aayments, o$$ering 'ersonal %onsumer %redit ser2i%es in%luding %onsumer loan %ard 'ayment
and loans.
B.Aortal and Media, managing 'ortal sitesC#hi%h a%t as the gate#ay to the internetCand 'er$orming other
a%ti2ities.
4.Tra2el, o'erating hotel !ooking and other tra2el-related #e!sites and 'ro2iding other ser2i%es.
5.-e%urities, 'ro2iding ser2i%es su%h as online se%urities !rokerage.
D.Aro$essional -'orts, managing a 'ro$essional !ase!all team, 'lanning and selling related mer%handise
and 'er$orming other a%ti2ities.
- The %om'any holds a leadershi' 'osition *E1 or E4, !ased on key industry metri%s1 in ea%h o$ the
!usinesses #ithin the %ore segments.
Representative Director: Hiroshi Mikitani, Chairman, C=F, Founder
Year established: 1330
Countries: Gnited -tates, Canada, Gnited Kingdom, -inga'ore, ,ustralia, He# Iealand
apan Staff: 0,113*Consolidated1
Competitors:
,ma:on, 6ahoo et%.
Company !nvironment:
+a'anese %om'any that is !e%oming glo!al. *(akuten is %hanging main language to =nglish !y +uly 4014.
,lso it is hiring many $oreigners.1