Priority should be to shore up cash and improve group’s credit rating, not pump capital into its weakest link
Shares in the lender rose as much as 40 per cent on its debut, raising about $620mn
While banking business is profitable, investors are concerned about losses at parent company’s mobile unit
Japanese lender’s rivals are just as behind in the digital shift, with locals mostly sticking to cash rather than online banking
Hiroshi Mikitani’s group is bleeding cash as he tries to enlist shareholders to back online bank IPO
Move into virtual networks represents push to sign different segment of customers
A country slow to embrace ecommerce is under pressure to improve online and physical outlets
The company’s new investors would also be useful as business partners
Japanese ecommerce group says tie-up will help fight off threat from Silicon Valley
Competitor Rakuten confirms arrest but says it did not tap worker for information
The Japanese ecommerce group hopes to succeed where other groups in the sector have failed by building and running its own mobile phone network
KKR and Rakuten to acquire 85% of Seiyu in deal valuing retailer at $1.6bn
Move to bolster ‘open RAN’ technology will strengthen smaller suppliers competing with Huawei and Ericsson
OpenRAN movement promises to open up market by unbundling 5G software and hardware
Efforts by footballer’s investment group to shake up century-old flagship men’s event divide tennis
With Amazon providing stiff competition, the Japanese online retailer should focus on its core business
Rakuten and kabu.com among those planning a customer push linked to country’s pension crisis
Trying to wean people off cash is a huge challenge
Country has become its third biggest market, forcing Rakuten to try to adapt
Move reflects fast-growing market for challengers to traditional way of sending money
Action is Japan’s second in two years as US ecommerce group’s dominance grows
US group targets Japan’s online grocery market in deal that also sees it launch ebooks
Group aims to bolster its ride-hailing app as competition in sector intensifies
How ‘Englishnization’ changed Rakuten
