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Advertising Week Asia

Posted on June 12, 2019 by Sam

Ad industry: Sporting events catalyst for change Some 13,000 marketing and media executives from across APAC converged on Tokyo in late May to discuss global industry trends at Advertising Week Asia. A key theme was how public, private and non-profit sectors can utilise Japan’s upcoming sporting events to drive social and industry change. Supported by …

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Japanese tourism statistics and trends

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Sam

According to the Japan National Tourist Organisation (JNTO), the number of international visitors to Japan in March 2013 was 857,000 (a 26.3% increase from March 2012). This is the highest March figure in history – and the second highest number ever, following July 2010 before the Great East Japan Earthquake (878,582).  The JNTO announced that …

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Tributes to Haruno Yoshida

Posted on July 8, 2019 by Sam

Former CEO of BT Japan, and BCCJ Executive Committee member (2014-2015), Haruno Yoshida passed away on June 30. Learning of the news yesterday morning, July 8, the BCCJ Executive Committee wishes to express its deepest condolences to Yoshida-san’s family and friends. Messages of condolence We have since been receiving messages of condolence and a selection of these …

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Rugby World Cup 2019: opportunities for communities in Japan

Posted on March 22, 2019 by Sam

As the best-attended, most-watched, most socially engaged and most commercially successful Rugby World Cup (RWC) in history, England 2015 was record-breaking—but Japan 2019 will be ground-breaking. That is according to RWC organisers, who report that Asia’s first RWC is on track to be the most impactful in history. Welcoming 400,000 visitors over 44 days in …

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