Rakuten Ichiba

A marketplace app founded by Shintaro Yamada in 2013. Enabling easy person-to-person buying and selling via smartphone, Mercari grew rapidly to dominate Japan's flea market app sector with over 20 million monthly users. Its expansion into Merpay mobile payments has transformed Japan's C2C economy, representing a major Japanese tech success story.

Japan's largest e-commerce platform, founded by Hiroshi Mikitani in 1997. Centered on Rakuten Ichiba marketplace, the company has built the 'Rakuten Ecosystem' spanning over 70 services including banking, securities, credit cards, mobile, and travel. Its loyalty point program creates a comprehensive digital ecosystem that is central to Japanese consumer life.

One of Japan's largest electronics retail chains, founded in Shinjuku in 1960. Evolving from a camera specialty store to a comprehensive electronics retailer, Yodobashi operates large-format stores in major cities including Akihabara and Umeda. Its e-commerce site Yodobashi.com is highly regarded for free shipping and same-day delivery, known as a successful omnichannel retail model.

A global apparel brand offering high-quality, affordable basic wear under the 'LifeWear' concept. UNIQLO continues to innovate with functional materials like HeatTech and AIRism, driving the democratization of fashion.

A brand offering simple, high-quality lifestyle products under the concept of 'no-brand quality goods.' MUJI's 'bare' design philosophy, which eliminates excessive decoration, is embraced worldwide as a modern embodiment of Japanese aesthetics.

The largest 100-yen shop chain, offering a wide range of products from household goods to food items. Daiso has spread Japan's '100-yen shop' culture worldwide and grown into a global brand with thousands of stores overseas.

The Japanese arm of the world's largest convenience store chain, standing at the pinnacle of Japan's uniquely evolved konbini culture. 7-Eleven Japan consistently leads in convenience innovation through high-quality Seven Premium private-label products and ATM services.