{"id":26093,"date":"2026-01-05T10:40:50","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T10:40:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itbusinesstoday.com\/?p=26093"},"modified":"2026-01-05T10:40:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T10:40:50","slug":"rakuten-adds-agent-based-ai-to-rakuten-ichiba-mobile-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itbusinesstoday.com\/ja\/tech\/ai\/rakuten-adds-agent-based-ai-to-rakuten-ichiba-mobile-app\/","title":{"rendered":"\u697d\u5929\u3001\u30e2\u30d0\u30a4\u30eb\u30a2\u30d7\u30ea\u300c\u697d\u5929\u5e02\u5834\u300d\u306b\u30a8\u30fc\u30b8\u30a7\u30f3\u30c8\u578bAI\u3092\u8ffd\u52a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rakuten Group, Inc. has incorporated the agent-type AI tool “Rakuten AI” into the smartphone app for its internet shopping mall, Rakuten Ichiba.<\/p>

As a result, Rakuten Ichiba’s AI concierge will understand users’ needs through dialogue, supporting them in selecting the best products and providing a discovery shopping experience that creates new encounters with products. Users can access Rakuten AI from the icon at the bottom right of the Rakuten Ichiba app home screen and easily search for the products they want by entering their desired budget, purchase purpose, usage scenario, etc. using text, voice, or images. In addition, by answering questions from the AI ​​concierge as the dialogue progresses, it becomes easier to identify potential needs, resulting in more accurate product suggestions. Users can then find the ideal product that meets their requirements and purpose from Rakuten Ichiba’s vast selection of approximately 500 million products.<\/p>

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Rakuten has adopted the theme of “AI-nization,” a coined word meaning the transformation into AI, and is working to promote the use of AI in all aspects of its business in order to achieve further growth. “Rakuten AI” is an advanced agent-type AI tool designed by Rakuten to improve customer experiences and support their daily lives in the “Rakuten Ecosystem” (economic sphere). Based on the concept of empowering society and people through innovation, creativity, and collaboration, Rakuten aims to connect users to various services in the “Rakuten Ecosystem” through AI agents and provide a more personalized experience. The incorporation of “Rakuten AI” into the “Rakuten Ichiba” app marks an important step in the development of “Rakuten Ecosystem” services.<\/p>

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Rakuten Group, Inc. has incorporated the agent-type AI tool “Rakuten AI” into the smartphone app for its internet shopping mall, Rakuten Ichiba.As a result, Rakuten Ichiba’s AI concierge will understand users’ needs through dialogue, supporting them in selecting the best products and providing a discovery shopping experience that creates new encounters with products. Users can access Rakuten AI from the icon at the bottom right of the Rakuten Ichiba app home screen and easily search for the products they want by entering their desired budget, purchase purpose, usage scenario, etc. using text, voice, or images. In addition, by answering questions from the AI ​​concierge as the dialogue progresses, it becomes 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