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KDDI will scale back the network capacity it lends to Rakuten Mobile from October, limiting roaming in urban districts of 18 government-designated cities including Yokohama and Kobe, Nikkei reports. Rakuten has relied on au's network since ending its own roaming arrangement, and the reduction could affect coverage and service quality for its subscribers in major city centers.

The Hiroshima Toyo Carp are moving to release players ahead of next season, with 战力外 notices circulating as NPB clubs reshape their rosters. Elsewhere, the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles informed pitchers Sakai Tomofumi, Tō Naoki, Hayashi Yūki and Konno Ryūta that they will not be offered contracts for next season, though development-team deals may be offered to some. Fans are discussing who stays, who goes and which players might get tryouts elsewhere.

Rakuten Mobile is preparing to end its domestic roaming agreement with au (KDDI), which has allowed its customers to use au's network in areas beyond Rakuten's own 4G coverage. The company has published an updated area map covering the transition from October, showing where coverage will change once roaming stops. The move has drawn attention from users concerned about signal availability in rural and depopulated areas.

The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles are set to host the Chiba Lotte Marines, with Rakuten Mobile Park opening on schedule as planned. Veteran pitcher Masahiro Tanaka's teammate Maeda Kenshin is named the starter, and fans hoping for the game to go ahead are watching weather conditions closely around the ballpark.

Felix Auger-Aliassime is drawing attention as the men's Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships get underway in Tokyo, with the Canadian among the players in Round of 32 action. Fans are looking up how to stream his matches, and coverage of the tournament's early rounds is spreading widely, especially among Canadian audiences following his progress.

Rakuten Pay has revised the terms of its online payment service, clarifying that using a credit card registered in a family member's name constitutes a violation of the agreement. The change, published in October 2026, means users paying with cards issued to spouses or other relatives could face restrictions. The update is drawing attention among Japanese users who commonly share cards within households.

Viewers are looking up how to stream the men's Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships in Tokyo as the tournament reaches the Round of 32. Guides published by The Athletic and the New York Times outline the streaming and broadcast options available for the matches in Japan and abroad.

The men's Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships in Tokyo move into the Round of 32, with outlets publishing guides on how to follow the matches. Coverage focuses on streaming options available to viewers, listing services and broadcast details so tennis fans can watch the early-round matches live. The tournament is part of the ATP Tour's autumn Asian swing, drawing attention as the season's final stretch approaches.

Rakuten Pay has rolled out offline code payment support on Android, roughly two months after the same feature arrived on iOS. The function lets users complete Rakuten Pay and Rakuten Cash transactions even without a network connection, using a barcode or QR code generated on the device. Japanese Android users had been waiting for parity with the iPhone version.