Media report says Rakuten Group will partner with German firm Helsin to help
supply offensive unmanned aerial vehicles to the Japan Self‑Defense Forces and
to seek SDF procurement and domestic mass production. On the 18th, CatalogHouse
— a company operating catalogs and shopping sites — said Rakuten’s involvement
in offensive drones conflicted with its corporate values and it will close its
store on Rakuten’s e‑commerce platform. Rakuten’s core businesses include
e‑commerce, financial services and mobile communications.
