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Regular Member
Yoshihisa Hanada
Jiji Press
Yoshihisa Hanada graduated from Waseda University's Faculty of Law in 1990 and joined Jiji Press, where he covered the police and judiciary in the Osaka office from 1992 to 1996. From 1997 to 2001 he was posted as a correspondent at the New York bureau; from 2005 to 2006, he worked as a political reporter; from 2007 to 2013, he was an editor on the Foreign News Desk; from 2013 to 2017, he was the Bangkok Bureau Chief, covering mainly Thailand, Myanmar and Cambodia; from 2017 to 2022, he was an editor on the Foreign News Desk. He was appointed Deputy Foreign News Editor in April 2022 and named Foreign News Editor in December 2022.
Regular Member
Yohta Tomino
NHK
My name is Yohta Tomino from NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation). I have been shooting daily news and documentaries both in Japan and abroad, using my skills as a news cameraman. I graduated from Waseda University's Faculty of Art in 2008. When I was at university, I made a documentary film about people living on a remote island in Okinawa prefecture that was screened and acclaimed at the Yokohama Student Film Festival.
After graduation, I joined NHK's Toyama Bureau, Oita Bureau, and its headquarters in Tokyo, and spent three years as a correspondent at the New York Bureau from 2019 to 2022. I've just returned to the headquarters, and I've been working in my current role since the summer.
Associate Member
Campbell Hanley
Weber Shandwick
Campbell Hanley is Managing Director for Japan at Weber Shandwick, one of the world's largest public relations firms.
He began his career as a staff writer and editor at the Mainichi Newspapers, while freelancing in Tokyo on custom projects for Time and Fortune magazines.
Prior to his current role, Hanley spent five years at advertising giant BBDO, first running a content marketing team in Tokyo and later becoming immersed in the world of digital media and ad tech. He joined Weber Shandwick in 2014 to spearhead Japan's digital and creative offering. After serving as EVP of Client Experience, in 2021 he was appointed as Managing Director.
In addition to serving as chair of the PR Committee at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan, Hanley is vice-chair of the Marketing and Public Relations Committee at the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan.
He has been selected to serve as a judge this year at the PR Awards Asia and for a third time at the APAC Effie Awards.
Hanley has two young daughters and spends much of his spare time thinking up ways for them to harness the power of AI, rather than the other way around.
Associate Member
Franziska Jorke
Olympus Corporation
After obtaining a Master's degree in German, Italian, and Media Culture at the Universities of Hamburg, Germany, and Bologna, Italy - and numerous internships in journalism and publishing - Franziska started her career at Olympus in 2004.
Initially, she learned her craft in B2C PR for the then-still-strong B2C business. In 2011, the accounting scandal prompted Olympus to restructure its communications departments to deal with the crisis. From then on, Franziska set up communications structures in EMEA and increasingly interacted globally.
In 2019, as part of more extensive transformations, she moved to the headquarters in Tokyo, where she built a global communications team and created corresponding structures. Her focus areas include Change and Crisis Communications, Transformation Communications, Team Development, Health Communications, Social Media & PR, and also (Cross) Cultural Development.
Today she leads Olympus' global communications out of Germany, with frequent stays in Japan, where most teams operate. Her private interests include Japanese literature, hiking, and yoga.
Associate Member
Koji Kikushima
Dai-Ichi Suisan Co., Ltd.
Graduated from Senshu University's Faculty of Law with a law degree in March 1985. I joined Daiichi Fisheries in April 1985; Executive Officer and General Manager of Sales Department 4 in June 2013; Director and General Manager of Sales Department 4 in November 2015; Director and Deputy General Manager of Sales Department in June 2020.
Associate Member
Hideyuki Shimane
Dai-Ichi Suisan Co., Ltd.
Graduated from the Department of Sociology at Nihon University College of Humanities and Sciences in March 1976. I joined Daiichi Fisheries in April 1976; Director and General Manager, Accounting Department in June 2008; Managing Director and General Manager, Administration Division in November 2015; appointed Senior Managing Director and General Manager, Administration Division in June 2022.
Associate Member
Kohei Taguchi
Dai-Ichi Suisan Co., Ltd.
Graduated from the Department of Sociology at Nihon University College of Humanities and Sciences in March 1976. I joined Daiichi Fisheries in April 1976; Director and General Manager, Accounting Department in June 2008; Managing Director and General Manager, Administration Division in November 2015; appointed Senior Managing Director and General Manager, Administration Division in June 2022.
