Still a Japanese company - Anonymous employee Rakuten Employee Review

2.0
Jul 12, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Japanese language is not required Official language in the company is English (claim) Upbeat culture compared to other Japanese companies as it is trying to imitate US tech company

Cons

Still many employees can't speak English Bureaucracy is a problem in the company (in all Japanese companies I guess) Too many policies/rules/burden hence impede the productivity

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5.0
Mar 25, 2026
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Pros

Rakuten Rewards has great life balance. Too bad the economy was getting rocked.

Cons

Don't really have any cons. I understand that the market's been hard so had to downsize the force, so that was kinda challenging. Hopefully AI will increase everyone's output.

4.0
Jul 9, 2026
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Pros

Good benefits and some managers were supportive and helpful.

Cons

Cuthroat environment. Most of the other managers micromanaged and put unrealistic deadlines while asking you to train other employees.

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