- Department
- Graduate School/Arts Studies
- Position
- Professor
- Specialization
- Regional Development, Community Design, International Communication
- Profile
- Born in London, UK. Based in a 240-year-old former Omi merchant house in Hino-cho, Gamo-gun, Shiga Prefecture, the birthplace of the Omi merchants, he works with companies, governments and local authorities on everything from concept strategy development, branding and promotion to media and content production. President of Tonoloop Networks Inc. Co-owner of craft beer company Hino Brewing with the sixth generation of a long-established liquor store and a Polish braumeister. Chairman of Non-Profit Organization Hino Lab. Member of the Advisory Board for the Cool Japan Strategy of the Cabinet Office.
