I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Rakuten (Tokio) in Mar 2016
Interview
3 interviews.
The first is about 1 week after sending my entry sheet. All the interviews are by skype and the employer is likely to ask you about the researches I performed. Another part is mainly on the reason why I select Rakuten. At last the career plan is also needed.
The second interview is about programming experience. But skill details are not needed. He focused on what kind of problems I met and how I went through.
The third one is rather simple just like chatting, about salary and working position.
Both Japanese and English are ok.
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Rakuten in Feb 2017
Interview
Applied through college career fair, but they didn't contact me until 4 months after. One coding challenge and then followed by 3 Skype interview (30-60min) each. Very basic behavioral questions, and also questions regarding to the projects I have down.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Rakuten (Nagoya, Prefectura de Aichi) in Jul 2016
Interview
After I took the online coding test, I had an interview at their building in Japan. I thought it went pretty well, but they wanted to test my Japanese skills, and I was only intermediate at the time. They said a few words that I didn't understand but instead of asking I continued the conversation. Which was a bad idea because they didn't go through with my application for that reason.