Catalog House Pulls Out of Rakuten Over Military Drone Partnership

Source: Newsonjapan.com· News On Japan· August 19, 2026

Catalog House, the operator of shopping catalog magazine Tsuhan Seikatsu, has announced it will stop selling through Rakuten Market in protest over Rakuten Group's partnership with a German military drone company and its plans to support the introduction of t…

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