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Company Profile
Company Name Rakuten Books Network Co., Ltd.
Phone 03-3830-2050 (Representative)
Representative: Kyoichi Kawamura
Business Description Intermediary sales of books, magazines, textbooks, and other publications
Qualified invoicing
Business registration number T1122001028973
Office Network
Head Office
6F Wajun Building, 22-2, Koishikawa 2-chome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8538
TEL : 03-3830-2050 (department number information)
Kansai Office
3-6-1, Kushiro, Kawanishi City, Hyogo 666-0024
Prologis Park Kawanishi 1F
Kansai Distribution Center
3-6-1, Kushiro, Kawanishi City, Hyogo 666-0024
Prologis Park Kawanishi 5F & 6F
Tel: 072-755-3881
Kanto Distribution Center
1-14-1, Honbasu, Kawaguchi-shi, Saitama 334-0076
1F and 3F in Hinode Unyu Warehouse
Process Control Section TEL : 048-233-9387
Kanto Transportation Section TEL : 048-233-9388
Textbook Center
2-5-40,Futaba-cho, Toyonaka-shi, Osaka 561-0825
TEL : 06-6333-0763 (switchboard)
Ibaraki Distribution Center
1-9-22, Nonomiya, Ibaraki City, Osaka 567-0847
tel: 0726-38-9315 (switchboard)
kitakami shobo
1-24, Omachi, Ichinoseki-shi, Iwate 021-0881
TEL: 0191-23-4088 (main)
Our Services
A wealth of tools to reduce your bookstore’s workload
We provide solutions to get your products to your customers as quickly as possible.
We provide tools to help booksellers reduce their workload so they can focus on selling books.
We offer a POS system that supports Rakuten Points, a web service that responds to orders instantly, and an in-store inventory management tool that works in conjunction with the POS system to identify the products you need and the number of books you need.
In addition, the Kansai Distribution Center, equipped with 300,000 items and 2 million books, can handle a wide range of orders from bookstores.
For inquiries, please contact : rbn-info@rakuten-booksnetwork.co.jp
Rakuten Services
Attract customers with Rakuten’s services that are second to none.
We offer a variety of Rakuten services by leveraging synergies with Rakuten.
Rakuten Point,” a point marketing tool that sends customers to 100 million Rakuten members, ‘Rakuten Check,’ the largest O2O service using smartphones in Japan, ‘Readee PLUS+,’ a smartphone application that connects booksellers with customers, and more. We also provide tools that maximize the benefits of Rakuten Group.
We will also provide support for sales promotion using these tools as needed.
For inquiries, please contact : marketing@rakuten-booksnetwork.co.jp
Foyer, a service dedicated to small-value transactions
Wholesale of books from a single copy, a completely new “book small-value transaction service
Wholesale of books from a small amount, which has been difficult to achieve until now, is now possible.
We have approximately 2 million books available at any given time. No guarantor or deposit is required, and orders can be placed for as little as one book. We can also accommodate the needs of non-bookstores, such as grocery stores and cafes, that want to sell a few books.
We also offer an inexpensive selection of products to meet your needs.
https://foyerbook.wixsite.com/foyer
Privacy Policy
＊The governing language of this terms shall be Japanese. We provide this service within Japan in accordance with the laws of Japan. The terms translated into other languages are made for reference purpose only. If there is any conflict or inconsistency between the Japanese version and the other language version, the Japanese version shall prevail. Any dispute arising out of or in connection with this terms shall be governed by the laws of Japan, without regard to any principle of conflict of laws.
Rakuten Books Network, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as “the Company”) considers the protection of your privacy and personal information as its responsibility in conducting its business activities.
Rakuten Books Network, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as “the Company”) is committed to protecting the privacy and personal information, etc. of its customers.
Personal Information” refers to information that can be used to identify a customer, such as name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address.
When we collect personal information, we will clarify the purpose of collection and collect personal information within the necessary scope.
We will make every effort to properly manage the personal information we collect and to prevent the leakage, falsification, or unauthorized intrusion of personal information.
In principle, we will not provide or disclose personal information to third parties, except in the following cases
When there is a formal written request for cooperation or inquiry from a person who is legally authorized to inquire.
2. When the customer has given his/her consent.
If a customer wishes to inquire about or correct his/her own personal information, we will respond only when we are able to confirm the identity of the customer by a method determined by us.
Established on April 1, 2016
General Employer Action Plan
November 19, 2025 by Rakuten Books Network Administrator
Action Plan
In order to create a work environment where employees can balance work and childcare and all employees can fully demonstrate their abilities, we have formulated the following action plan.
Plan Period
From April 1, 2025, to March 31, 2035 (10 years)
Contents
Goal 1
Introduce a shortened working hours system for employees raising children before they enter elementary school.
Measures
– Continuous review
– Internal awareness and implementation
Goal 2
Promote the taking of paternity leave by male employees.
Measures
– Promote awareness and usage through training, internal communications, and postings
Goal 3
Raise awareness and promote the utilization of existing childcare and nursing care leave systems within the company.
Measures
– Establish regulations and operational procedures
– Notify employees using the company intranet, etc.
Goal 4
Implement measures to reduce overtime for employees with heavy workloads.
Measures
I. Reorganization of work
II. Change in personnel assignment
III. Establish No Overtime Days