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Jan 1, 2012 · Hiroshi Mikitani, MBA 1993. Chairman and CEO, Rakuten, Inc. • Download Mikitani profile (pdf) • Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page. In 1995, the city of Kobe, where Hiroshi Mikitani grew up, was devastated by what was then one of the worst earthquakes in Japan’s history.
When Hiroshi Mikitani decided, at age 31, to leave a good job at the Industrial Bank of Japan in Tokyo to start a company, he raised more than a few eyebrows. In Japanese culture, where the group is favored above the individual, entrepreneurship is a rare career choice.
Hiroshi Mikitani (三木谷浩史, Mikitani Hiroshi) (born March 11, 1965) is a Japanese billionaire business magnate and writer. He is the founder and CEO of Rakuten, Inc.
Mar 1, 2012 · Learning to Speak the Language of Business. In March 2010, CEO Hiroshi Mikitani (MBA 1993) stood in front of his employees at online retail giant Rakuten’s Tokyo headquarters and made a stunning announcement: all 7,100 of them would have two years to become proficient in English, or risk demotion. “I was simply astonished,” said one ...
Mar 1, 2012 · You might call Hiroshi Mikitani (MBA 1993) the Jeff Bezos of Japan. Both lead hugely successful Internet commerce companies with a commanding presence in their home markets. But to call Mikitani’s company, Rakuten, the Amazon.com of Japan would overlook fundamental differences for customers and merchants alike.
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