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2021/02/15
QITF with mercari R4D releases a white paper on path to realizing Quantum Internet
The Quantum Internet Task Force (QITF) [^1], in which mercari R4D, the research and development organization of Mercari, is a participant…
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2021/01/07
Mercari and Pixie Dust Technologies Begin Collaborative Research on Inclusive Design in Internet Shopping
Survey on Accessibility for Visually-Impaired People Using E-Commerce in Japan Mercari R4D (“R4D”), the research and development arm of…
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2020/09/29
Poimo inflatable personal mobility device, jointly researched by the University of Tokyo and mercari R4D, adopted for international user interface symposium UIST 2020
A paper on poimo, a personal mobility device with a balloon-like inflatable structure, developed as a joint research project between mercari…
careers
2020/09/04
How do we solve the underlying paradox of supporting both research and business? Interview with R4D Advisory Board Member Masaya Mori
In April 2020, Masaya Mori, former head of the Rakuten Institute of Technology and current Partner at Deloitte Tohmatsu Consulting LLC, was…
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2020/07/15
Poimo, jointly developed by mercari R4D and University of Tokyo, featured in WBS program’s “Trend Tamago” on July 14, 2020
On July 14, 2020 (Tuesday), the “Trend Tamago” corner of TV Tokyo’s economic news program World Business Satellite (WBS), featured the Poimo…