Japan and U.S. plan to keep watch on Rakuten after Tencent investment Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you're not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/ A group company of Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings Ltd. has become Rakuten Group Inc.'s major shareholder, apparently raising alarm among Japanese and U.S. authorities for national security reasons. | BLOOMBERG Kyodo Apr 21, 2021 The Japanese and U.S. governments are planning to jointly monitor e-commerce giant Rakuten Group Inc. for fear of customer data falling into the hands of Chinese authorities, sources with knowledge of the matter said Tuesday.