October 21, 2014

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  Rakuten, Inc. (hereinafter "the Company") announces the following change of Representative Director, which was approved at a Board of Directors meeting held today.

1．Name and title of new Representative Director

■Name :            Toru Shimada

■New Title :       Executive Vice President and Representative Director.

                            Executive Director of Digital Content and Communication Business Office

■Current Title : Executive Vice President and Director.

                            Executive Director of Digital Content and Communication Business Office

■Date of assumption of office : November 1, 2014

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2．Reasons for Personnel Changes

Along with business expansion, the Company aims to strengthen its corporate governance.

In addition, there are no changes related to Hiroshi Mikitani, Chairman and CEO.

3．Career History of New Representative Director

■Name :             Toru Shimada

■Date of Birth :   March 3, 1965

■Career History :

April 1987                          Joined RECRUIT CO., LTD.

June 1989                         Founded INTELLIGENCE, LTD

September 1989              Director of INTELLIGENCE, LTD

November 2004                Vice President and Director of Rakuten Baseball, Inc.

December 2004                President and Representative Director of Rakuten Baseball, Inc.

March 2005                       Director of the Company (current position)

March 2005                       Executive Officer of the Company

March 2006                       Managing Executive Officer of the Company

January 2008                    President and Representative Director and team

                                            owner of Rakuten Baseball, Inc.

April 2012                          Head of Asia Regional Headquarters Preparation Office

                                           (currently Asia Regional Headquarters) of the Company

August 2012                      Director of Rakuten Baseball, Inc. (current position)

August 2014                      Executive Vice President and Director of the Company (current position)

October 2014                    Executive Director of Digital Content and

                                             Communication Business Office of the Company (current position)

■Number of shares of the company held     375,800 shares

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