I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Rakuten (Berlin) in Feb 2018
Interview
Brief phone interview with HR, in-person interview with manager and HR, second in-person interview with more technical perspective with tech guy. Process took quite a few weeks, but that seems to be the norm in Berlin. Very friendly interviews, not corporate etc.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Past experience with different kinds of campaigns, campaign scheduling, previous KPIs. Fairly standard questions.
I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at Rakuten
Interview
A job agency contacted me about the opportunity and arranged a Skype interview within a week. The interview was conducted in Japanese and lasted for approx 30 mins. The interviewer asked mu usual interview questions like what is my KPI, related experience etc.