CEO of Japanese e - commerce company says English will be first language . Jun Mikitani aims to make Rakuten an English - only company by 2012 . Mikitani feels the two decades-long economic stagnation for Japan has fundamentally affected the country 's young , which spells trouble for the country 's future . Increasing ` ` ' '' is criticized by company 's management .
CEO of Japanese e - commerce company says English will be first language . Jun Mikitani aims to make Rakuten an English - only company by 2012 . Increasing ` ` ' '' is criticized by company 's management .