Rakuten, Inc. (JASDAQ: 4755) is a Japanese electronic commerce and Internet company based in Tokyo, Japan. Among its numerous online properties, its B2B2C[clarification needed] e-commerce platform Rakuten Ichiba is the largest e-commerce site in Japan and among the world’s largest by sales. In 2014, Rakuten acquired popular messaging and voice over IP service, Viber, for $900 million
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