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Rakuten Social Accelerator launched in Japan in 2018 as part of Rakuten's social sustainability initiative. The accelerator welcomes social entrepreneurs who are trying to impact society by not just addressing the symptoms of social issues but by ascertaining and fixing their root causes. Partner organizations collaborate with Rakuten employees and together spend 6 months developing technology-based solutions to further accelerate and scale their businesses. Social entrepreneurs participating in the program benefit from Rakuten's broad-ranging experience in internet-related services.