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Regular Member
Harry Dempsey
Financial Times
Harry is Tokyo correspondent for the Financial Times, covering corporate Japan. He was previously the FT's commodities correspondent. Before that, he worked as an industry reporter and breaking news reporter. He worked in Japan for nearly five years before joining the FT. He first came to Japan on the JET Programme in 2014, after which he worked at Kobe Steel and Asia Pacific Initiative, a think tank.
Regular Member
Tadao Amano
Studio TAD
Product, Space and Visual Design. Creative Director and Journalist.
Based in Milan, we do product design and space design in Italy, Paris, Germany and Japan. The product was marketed by Rosenthal (Germany) as the only Japanese designer.
The exhibition started with the design of the Japanese booth at MIDO (Internazionale Eyewear Fair) in 1997, and in particular the Salone del Milano has visited and participated every time since 1987 to date. The organizer is Cosmit Co., Ltd. (currently FLA Eventi) Italy. I have been in charge of public relations for over 10 years, since 2005.
At Fuori Salone (Milano Design Week), we did Lexus in 2005 and since then we have planned, designed, set up and managed exhibitions of Japanese companies such as Okamura, TOTO, Panasonic, Docomo and Mitsui Fudosan, together with our partner companies in Tokyo. On the contrary, we also support the exhibitions of Italian companies such as MISSONI and TOD'S in Japan.
For the exchange between Japan and Italy, we are working on Mi Japan, the first Japanese festival in Milan that intends to tell Japan in an authentic way.
In addition to product design and space design, please contact us if you want to exhibit in Milan.
As a journalist, he has been a full member of the Club of Foreign Correspondents of Milan for more than 20 years and spreads information focused on design, architecture and art, such as Nikkei Design, JDN and INTERNI, DOMUS etc.
Regular Member
Yoji Itagaki
Asian News International
CEO of Borderless consultancy Inc.
● 16th February 1954: Born in Shimane Pref.
● April 1952: Waseda University, Political Science & Economics Faculty
● April 1976: Fuji Television News reporter & public relations division director
Digital copyright division director
Digital business bureau director
● March 2014: Retired
● April 2014: Independent freelance journalist
● July 2017: Borderless Consultancy Inc CEO
Organized Catch Asia Borderless Media Network
Asian News International correspondent
Regular Member
Hideya Yamamoto
Int'l University of Health And Welfare (IUHW)
Hideya Yamamoto, born in Sept. 1961, is a free journalist, and author on China and East Asian issue. He got his B.A in Peking University in 1985, and joined the Sankei Shimbun as a news reporter. He served for the paper as foreign correspondent in Singapore, Taipei, Hong Kong, Beijing, and Washington D.C. for 14 years. He was assigned as Bureau Chief of China General Bureau in 2013, but his press visa application was declined by Chinese Government, under Xi Jinping’s tight press control policy.
After serving as editorial writer in Tokyo, he left the company in 2019. He started new academic career in the International University of Health and Welfare (IUHW), as a professor for International Relations, Media Studies, and Chinese Language.
He published several books, such as "Do You Know Real China?" （『本当の中国を知っていますか？』）, "What Is Happening In South China Sea?" （『南シナ海でなにが起きているのか』）, "The Xi Jinping and Yongle Emperor" （『習近平と永楽帝』）, etc. He is contributing to magazines on China and Tiwan issues on an irregular basis as a free journalist.
Professional / Journalist Associate Member
Masanori Tonegawa
Global Media Corporation
CEO & President, Global Media Corporation (GMC)
Deputy Chairman, Polish Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan
2019: Project Manager, BrandLand Japan (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)
2021: Host Town Advisor for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games (Cabinet Office)
Education:
Graduated from Kyoto University of Foreign Studies.
Professional Career:
● Began career as a Professional Congress Organizer (PCO).
● Founded Global Media Corporation (GMC) in 1994.
● Has planned and executed over 500 Meeting -Oriented Programs (MOP), including business seminars, symposiums, B2B matchmaking events, buyers’ missions, and various other programs.
International Experience:
● Lived in the U.S. from 2003 to 2007 to launch a new project in California.
● Established GMC’s U.S. branch and a local subsidiary, while also producing and publishing a food magazine.
● Upon returning to Japan, focused on expanding business opportunities between Japan and overseas countries, specializing in "bridge business" related to trade, investment, and tourism. This includes supporting the overseas expansion of Japanese companies and local governments, as well as facilitating the entry of foreign companies and government agencies into the Japanese market.
We publish a free English-language magazine on food as our owned media. It's called "delicious Japan".
Associate Member
Charles Thomas Kruse
Hersey Shiga Global
Originally from Texas, I have spent the majority of my time in Tokyo since 2018. I hold an M.S. in International Agricultural Development & Public Policy from the University of Tokyo and a B.A. in Economic History from Vanderbilt University.
As VP at a Japan-based agricultural biotechnology and trading firm, my work is to develop and commercialize high-nutrition, climate-resilient crops via new genomic techniques such as CRISPR-Cas9. On the side, I am involved with PR and marketing projects for local governments, hotels, ski resorts, and consumer brands. I also contribute to Hersey Shiga Media conducting interviews with the diplomatic corps in Tokyo.
In my free time I love to travel and enjoy the beautiful nature and scenery of Japan — snowboarding and onsen in winter, SCUBA/freediving and surfing in summer.
I’m eager to meet fellow FCCJ members to share ideas on sustainable development and stewardship of natural resources and discuss the intersection of creativity and business in media, design, fashion, and art.
Associate Member
Liew Li Lin
Embassy of The Republic of Singapore
Ms Liew Li Lin assumed the position of Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of the Republic of Singapore in Tokyo in January 2025.
Ms Liew joined the Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2005. She was the Deputy Director-General of the Northeast Asia Directorate from 2022 to 2024. She served as the Deputy Consul General of the Consulate General of the Republic of Singapore in Shanghai from 2018 to 2021. Ms Liew has also held the posts of Deputy Director in the International Organisations Directorate, and South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa Directorate, respectively, as well as First Secretary in the Permanent Mission of Singapore to the World Trade Organisation in Geneva.
Ms Liew was awarded the Public Administration Medal (Bronze) in 2021 and the COVID-19 Resilience Medal in 2023.
Ms Liew holds a Master of Social Science and Bachelor of Social Science from the National University of Singapore (NUS). Prior to joining the foreign ministry, she was a teaching assistant for undergraduate courses in NUS.
Associate Member
Ryuichi Horie
CSR Design Green Investment Advisory, Co., Ltd.
Co-founder and CEO
CSR Design Green Investment Advisory, Co., Ltd.
Horie is CEO of CSR Design Green Investment Advisory, Co., Ltd., which he co-founded in 2010. The firm focuses on advisory and research in green building and sustainable finance sectors. He also has 22 years' experience in finance - he has worked for IBJ and Merrill Lynch, and also served as Managing Director responsible for structured finance including carbon trading and renewable energy funds at Deutsche Bank. Horie is a graduate of The University of Tokyo's Faculty of Law, and obtained an MBA from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley.
Horie served as a member of the global Advisory Group of UNEP FI Property Working Group, and currently, he is a member of global Real Estate Advisory Committee of PRI, as well as serving as a member of Standards Committee of GRESB. He has also participated in Many governmental committees on ESG organized by Japanese Ministry of Land Infrastructure Transport and Tourism (MLIT) and other ministries as a member or chairperson.
Associate Member
Teruo Seno
Korn Ferry Japan K.K.
Senior Advisor, Korn Ferry Japan K.K.
Teruo Seno has more than 30 years of experience in executive search and executive coaching at Korn Ferry, one of the world's largest global organizational consulting firms. He has developed deep expertise in the identification, assessment, and development of senior leadership talent.
After joining Korn Ferry in 1990, he spent the first 20 years specializing in executive search, and from 2010 to 2019 served as President and Representative Director of Korn Ferry Japan. From 2019 to April 2020, he served as Chairman, and since May 2020, he has continued to contribute as Senior Advisor, primarily providing executive assessment and executive coaching services to both multinational and Japanese corporations. In addition to his corporate work, he is actively engaged in public speaking, university lectures, and writing.
Prior to joining Korn Ferry, he began his career at a global petroleum trading company in London, later gaining further experience in Bermuda. After returning to Japan, he led the establishment of the company's Japanese subsidiary as its Representative Director. He subsequently earned his MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and joined Bain & Company, where he worked on market entry strategies for multinational corporations and growth strategies for private equity portfolio companies.
Publications:
• The World Seeks Mavericks: How to Think, Act, and Build a Career in a New Era (Toyo Keizai Inc., 2022)
• Practical Executive Coaching (Japan Management Consultants Association, 2025)
• The Book of Growth (Kodansha, forthcoming in 2025)
Associate Member
Takuya Shinkado
Athene Re Japan Solutions Co., Ltd.
I have served as Representative Director of Athene Re Japan Solutions since April 2024. The firm, affiliated with Apollo, is a registered insurance broker.
Prior to this, I joined the company in September 2023 after over a decade in structuring roles at Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, and Société Générale, with a focus on derivatives and structured products.
I have worked closely with Japanese institutional clients to design solutions tailored to their specific needs.
I hold both Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Mathematics from Kyoto University, where I also earned All but Dissertation status.
Outside of work, I am an avid fan of classical music, particularly that of Johann Sebastian Bach.
I'm excited to explore new ideas and insights as a member of the FCCJ.
Associate Member
