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Rakuten CEO Mikitani

Rakuten CEO Mikitani

Hiroshi Mikitani, chairman and CEO of Rakuten Group Inc., a Japanese e-commerce and mobile communications company, speaks to reporters after meeting with Japan's new Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Shinjiro Koizumi at the farm ministry in Tokyo on May 23, 2025.

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Japan's new farm minister Koizumi and Rakuten CEO Mikitani

Japan's new farm minister Koizumi and Rakuten CEO Mikitani

Japan's new Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R) shakes hands with Hiroshi Mikitani, chairman and CEO of Rakuten Group Inc., a Japanese e-commerce and mobile communications company, at the farm ministry in Tokyo ahead of their talks on May 23, 2025.

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Japan's new farm minister Koizumi and Rakuten CEO Mikitani

Japan's new farm minister Koizumi and Rakuten CEO Mikitani

Japan's new Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R) meets with Hiroshi Mikitani, chairman and CEO of Rakuten Group Inc., a Japanese e-commerce and mobile communications company, at the farm ministry in Tokyo on May 23, 2025.

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Japan's new farm minister Koizumi and Rakuten CEO Mikitani

Japan's new farm minister Koizumi and Rakuten CEO Mikitani

Japan's new Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R) meets with Hiroshi Mikitani, chairman and CEO of Rakuten Group Inc., a Japanese e-commerce and mobile communications company, at the farm ministry in Tokyo on May 23, 2025.

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Mizuho FG Rakuten Group Joint Presentation

Mizuho FG Rakuten Group Joint Presentation

Joint presentation by Mizuho Financial Group and Rakuten Group. (Photo from left to right: Masahiro Kihara, President and Group CEO, Mizuho Financial Group, and Hiroshi Mikitani, Chairman and CEO, Rakuten Group, Inc.=November 14,2024,Tokyo,Japan

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Mizuho FG Rakuten Group joint presentation

Mizuho FG Rakuten Group joint presentation

Joint presentation by Mizuho Financial Group and Rakuten Group. Pictured from right to left are Masahiro Kihara, President and Group CEO, Mizuho Financial Group, and Hiroshi Mikitani, Chairman and CEO, Rakuten Group.=November 14,2024,Tokyo,Japan

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Mizuho FG Rakuten Group Joint Presentation

Mizuho FG Rakuten Group Joint Presentation

Joint presentation by Mizuho Financial Group and Rakuten Group. Pictured from right to left are Masahiro Kihara, President and Group CEO, Mizuho Financial Group, and Hiroshi Mikitani, Chairman and CEO, Rakuten Group, Inc.=November 14,2024,Tokyo,Japan

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Mizuho FG Rakuten Group Joint Presentation

Mizuho FG Rakuten Group Joint Presentation

Joint presentation by Mizuho Financial Group and Rakuten Group. Pictured from right to left are Masahiro Kihara, President and Group CEO, Mizuho Financial Group, and Hiroshi Mikitani, Chairman and CEO, Rakuten Group, Inc.=November 14,2024,Tokyo,Japan

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Viva Technology 2024 - Paris

Viva Technology 2024 - Paris

CEO of Rakuten Hiroshi Mikitani during a debate session during the 8th edition of the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair, at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, on May 23, 2024..Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Viva Technology 2024 - Paris

Viva Technology 2024 - Paris

CEO of Rakuten Hiroshi Mikitani during a debate session during the 8th edition of the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair, at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, on May 23, 2024..Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Viva Technology 2024 - Paris

Viva Technology 2024 - Paris

CEO of Rakuten Hiroshi Mikitani during a debate session during the 8th edition of the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair, at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, on May 23, 2024..Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Viva Technology 2024 - Paris

Viva Technology 2024 - Paris

CEO of Rakuten Hiroshi Mikitani during a debate session during the 8th edition of the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair, at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, on May 23, 2024..Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Viva Technology 2024 - Paris

Viva Technology 2024 - Paris

CEO of Rakuten Hiroshi Mikitani during a debate session during the 8th edition of the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair, at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, on May 23, 2024..Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Viva Technology 2024 - Paris

Viva Technology 2024 - Paris

CEO of Rakuten Hiroshi Mikitani during a debate session during the 8th edition of the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair, at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, on May 23, 2024..Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Viva Technology 2024 - Paris

Viva Technology 2024 - Paris

CEO of Rakuten Hiroshi Mikitani during a debate session during the 8th edition of the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair, at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, on May 23, 2024..Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Viva Technology 2024 - Paris

Viva Technology 2024 - Paris

CEO of Rakuten Hiroshi Mikitani during a debate session during the 8th edition of the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair, at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, on May 23, 2024..Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Viva Technology 2024 - Paris

Viva Technology 2024 - Paris

CEO of Rakuten Hiroshi Mikitani during a debate session during the 8th edition of the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair, at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, on May 23, 2024..Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Viva Technology 2024 - Paris

Viva Technology 2024 - Paris

CEO of Rakuten Hiroshi Mikitani during a debate session during the 8th edition of the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair, at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, on May 23, 2024..Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Viva Technology 2024 - Paris

Viva Technology 2024 - Paris

CEO of Rakuten Hiroshi Mikitani during a debate session during the 8th edition of the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair, at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, on May 23, 2024..Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Viva Technology 2024 - Paris

Viva Technology 2024 - Paris

CEO of Rakuten Hiroshi Mikitani during a debate session during the 8th edition of the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair, at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, on May 23, 2024..Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Viva Technology 2024 - Paris

Viva Technology 2024 - Paris

CEO of Rakuten Hiroshi Mikitani during a debate session during the 8th edition of the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair, at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, on May 23, 2024..Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Viva Technology 2024 - Paris

Viva Technology 2024 - Paris

CEO of Rakuten Hiroshi Mikitani during a debate session during the 8th edition of the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair, at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, on May 23, 2024..Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Viva Technology 2024 - Paris

Viva Technology 2024 - Paris

CEO of Rakuten Hiroshi Mikitani during a debate session during the 8th edition of the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair, at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, on May 23, 2024..Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Viva Technology 2024 - Paris

Viva Technology 2024 - Paris

CEO of Rakuten Hiroshi Mikitani during a debate session during the 8th edition of the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair, at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, on May 23, 2024..Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Viva Technology 2024 - Paris

Viva Technology 2024 - Paris

CEO of Rakuten Hiroshi Mikitani during a debate session during the 8th edition of the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair, at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, on May 23, 2024..Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Viva Technology 2024 - Paris

Viva Technology 2024 - Paris

CEO of Rakuten Hiroshi Mikitani during a debate session during the 8th edition of the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair, at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, on May 23, 2024..Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Viva Technology 2024 - Paris

Viva Technology 2024 - Paris

CEO of Rakuten Hiroshi Mikitani during a debate session during the 8th edition of the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair, at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, on May 23, 2024..Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Viva Technology 2024 - Paris

Viva Technology 2024 - Paris

CEO of Rakuten Hiroshi Mikitani during a debate session during the 8th edition of the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair, at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, on May 23, 2024..Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Viva Technology 2024 - Paris

Viva Technology 2024 - Paris

CEO of Rakuten Hiroshi Mikitani during a debate session during the 8th edition of the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair, at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, on May 23, 2024..Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Viva Technology 2024 - Paris

Viva Technology 2024 - Paris

CEO of Rakuten Hiroshi Mikitani during a debate session during the 8th edition of the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair, at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, on May 23, 2024..Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Viva Technology 2024 - Paris

Viva Technology 2024 - Paris

CEO of Rakuten Hiroshi Mikitani during a debate session during the 8th edition of the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair, at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, on May 23, 2024..Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Joe Biden meets with Kishida Fumio - Washington

Joe Biden meets with Kishida Fumio - Washington

Hiroshi Mikitani, CEO of Rakuten, arrives to attend a state dinner in honor of Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio hosted by US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden at the White House in Washington on April 10, 2024. Photo by Ting Shen/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rakuten CEO Mikitani

Rakuten CEO Mikitani

Hiroshi Mikitani, chairman and CEO of Rakuten Group Inc., a Japanese e-commerce and mobile communications company, delivers a speech in Tokyo on Jan. 25, 2024.

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Rakuten CEO Mikitani

Rakuten CEO Mikitani

Hiroshi Mikitani, chairman and CEO of Rakuten Group Inc., a Japanese e-commerce and mobile communications company, delivers a speech in Tokyo on Jan. 25, 2024.

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Rakuten CEO Mikitani

Rakuten CEO Mikitani

Hiroshi Mikitani, chairman and CEO of Rakuten Group Inc., a Japanese e-commerce and mobile communications company, delivers a speech in Tokyo on Jan. 25, 2024.

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Expression of Opinion on Review of NTT Law

Expression of Opinion on Review of NTT Law

Expression of Opinion on Review of NTT Law. Taichi Murata, Executive Director, Japan Cable and Telecommunications Association. Makoto Takahashi, President, KDDI; Junichi Miyagawa, President and CEO, Softbank; Hiroshi Mikitani, Chairman, Rakuten Mobile=Date:December 4, 2023, Place:Tokyo

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Expression of Opinion on Review of NTT Law

Expression of Opinion on Review of NTT Law

Expression of Opinion on Review of NTT Law. Taichi Murata, Executive Director, Japan Cable and Telecommunications Association. Makoto Takahashi, President, KDDI; Junichi Miyagawa, President and CEO, Softbank; Hiroshi Mikitani, Chairman, Rakuten Mobile=Date:December 4, 2023, Place:Tokyo

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Expression of Opinion on Review of NTT Law

Expression of Opinion on Review of NTT Law

Expression of Opinion on Review of NTT Law. Hiroshi Mikitani Chairman, Rakuten Mobile, Inc.=Date:December 4, 2023, Place:Tokyo

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Football: Celebration of Vissel Kobe's J-League 1st title

Football: Celebration of Vissel Kobe's J-League 1st title

Hiroshi Mikitani (R), chairman of Vissel Kobe, receives a bouquet from Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito in Kobe in the western Japan prefecture of Hyogo on Dec. 3, 2023, at a ceremony celebrating the football club's first J-League top-flight title.

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Rakuten CEO Mikitani

Rakuten CEO Mikitani

Hiroshi Mikitani, chairman and CEO of Rakuten Group Inc., a Japanese e-commerce and mobile communications company, delivers a speech in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Aug. 2, 2023.

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Rakuten CEO Mikitani

Rakuten CEO Mikitani

Hiroshi Mikitani, chairman and CEO of Rakuten Group Inc., a Japanese e-commerce and mobile communications company, delivers a speech in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Aug. 2, 2023.

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Rakuten CEO Mikitani

Rakuten CEO Mikitani

Hiroshi Mikitani, chairman and CEO of Rakuten Group Inc., a Japanese e-commerce and mobile communications company, delivers a speech in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Aug. 2, 2023.

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Iniesta's final appearance for Vissel Kobe

Iniesta's final appearance for Vissel Kobe

Spanish great Andres Iniesta (R) hugs J-League first-division side Vissel Kobe chairman Hiroshi Mikitani during the farewell ceremony following his final match for the club on July 1, 2023, at Noevir Stadium in Kobe, western Japan.

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Rakuten Group CEO Mikitani

Rakuten Group CEO Mikitani

Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten Group Inc. Chairman and CEO Hiroshi Mikitani explains his company's cellphone pricing policy during a business strategy briefing in Tokyo on May 12, 2023.

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Rakuten Group CEO Mikitani

Rakuten Group CEO Mikitani

Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten Group Inc. Chairman and CEO Hiroshi Mikitani explains his company's cellphone pricing policy during a business strategy briefing in Tokyo on May 12, 2023.

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Rakuten's 1st-half earnings slump on poor financial business

Rakuten's 1st-half earnings slump on poor financial business

TOKYO, Japan - Rakuten Inc. President Hiroshi Mikitani speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 21. He said the company's interim group operating profit fell 30.2 percent from a year earlier to 13.46 billion yen, largely due to poor results at its financial services segments.

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Rakuten's 1st-half earnings slump on poor financial business

Rakuten's 1st-half earnings slump on poor financial business

TOKYO, Japan - Rakuten Inc. President Hiroshi Mikitani speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 21. He said the company's interim group operating profit fell 30.2 percent from a year earlier to 13.46 billion yen, largely due to poor results at its financial services segments.

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Football: welcome ceremony for Iniesta

Football: welcome ceremony for Iniesta

KOBE, Japan, May 26 Kyodo - Barcelona legend Andres Iniesta, who signed his contract with J-League side Vissel Kobe in Tokyo on May 24, 2018, poses with Vissel chairman Hiroshi Mikitani at a welcome ceremony at the Japanese club's home ground in Kobe, western Japan, on May 26. Mikitani is also CEO of online shopping giant Rakuten Inc., the current shirt sponsor of Barcelona.

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Skipper Hoshino to quit Eagles at end of season

Skipper Hoshino to quit Eagles at end of season

SENDAI, Japan - Senichi Hoshino (L) speaks about his resignation as manager of Pacific League baseball club Rakuten Eagles at a news conference at the club's office in Sendai, northern Japan, on Sept. 18, 2014, with Hiroshi Mikitani, owner of the team, listening by his side. Hoshino, who managed the Eagles to the franchise's first Japan Series title the previous season, said he will resign at the end of the season due to the team's poor results.

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Rakuten buying U.S. shopping portal Ebates

Rakuten buying U.S. shopping portal Ebates

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Mikitani (L), chief executive officer of Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten Inc., and Kevin Johnson, CEO of U.S. cash-back shopping portal Ebates Inc., pose for photos during a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 9, 2014. Rakuten said it is buying the San Francisco-based firm in October for about $1 billion or 105 billion yen to strengthen its international operations.

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