Founded in 1994, the respected Internet provider Global Online Japan (GOL) changed its name to FUSION GOL when it became a wholly owned subsidiary of Fusion Communications Corporation (headquartered in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; president and CEO Toru Shimada), which in turn joined the Rakuten Group in August 2007. Under the FUSION GOL brand, the company provides tomorrow's advances in Internet and broadband services today, including Rakuten Broadband, the most cost-effective consumer Internet access service in the industry, introduced in March 2008. Technological innovation and bilingual support by our international staff is what sustains our reputation as a trustworthy ISP. Refer to http://www.gol.com/en/ for more details.