A story from ITmedia reporting that “Rakuten has set up an inquiry form in response to the ‘attack drone’ reports, but has no plans to reply” sparked reactions on 5ch’s News Express+ board.
Threads mixed lighthearted worries about the fallout for the Rakuten Eagles and Rakuten Card with debate over fostering domestic drone technology and assessments of Mikitani’s management decisions, sending the discussion in many directions.
Rakuten Sets Up Inquiry Form Over “Attack Drone” Reports — But “Won’t Be Replying” – ITmedia NEWS –
August 19, 2026, 9:40 AM
By Yuka Okada [ITmedia]
Source: itmedia.co.jp / Original article here
They'll probably just rename it the Rakuten Drones.
What about Vissel Kobe? (Rakuten also owns this J-League soccer club)
They won't even listen lol
It's basically a spittoon lol (somewhere to dump complaints and ignore them)
They probably won't even look at it lol
Seems like the right call.
I wish the bear-protection crowd got the same treatment.
Can't be caving to complainers.
The June 4th Rakuten-Tiananmen Incident! (a pun inserting "Rakuten" into "Tiananmen")
They'll send a drone strike lol
Feels like they'd just drone-deliver a Rakuten Card to you unsolicited
The people against it sure seem to really want us using Chinese-made ones instead.
Market share, usability, and precision — it's all Chinese-made.
Face reality.
If Rakuten licenses the tech and manufactures them, the parts will probably still end up Chinese-made anyway, no? Turning that into defense equipment is scary.
Japan doesn't need that kind of technology.
I wouldn't even want to let them use electricity.
He's clearly the type who runs wild on nothing but vanity and stubbornness.
Being a crony capitalist (a businessman who profits off political ties) is about as sure a bet as it gets.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (News Express+) thread “Rakuten Sets Up Inquiry Form Over Attack Drone Reports — “Won’t Be Replying” <…"noindex,nofollow" />.”
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