WONDERHOODS
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About

Your Trusted Navigator

WONDERHOODS, a PR agency based in Tokyo, Japan, transforms insights into influence. As a forward-thinking agency, we help brands forge meaningful connections with their audience by blending data-driven strategies with creative storytelling. Our understanding of the entire funnel allows us to smoothly and effectively solve challenges at every step, from building brand awareness to demand generation. Whether entering the competitive Japanese market or seeking to expand your presence, we promise to be your trusted navigator, guiding you to stay one step ahead in every scenario.

Your Trusted Navigator

Purpose

Building a society full of invaluable information

In an era overflowing with information, only truly valuable messages have the power to move people. At WONDERHOODS, we harness data and creativity to transform brand communication into something meaningful and memorable. We don’t just deliver messages—we refine them into socially significant narratives that leave a lasting impression. As a bridge between brands and their audiences, we maximize the value of information and turn it into genuine influence.

purpose

The navigators

Kotaro Asano
Co-Founder / Producer Kotaro Asano

With over 12 years of experience in communications, he has worked both at PR agencies and as a corporate marketer.

After studying in the U.S., he returned to Japan and held roles at a Dentsu subsidiary and the PR agency MSL Japan before becoming independent in 2019. In 2021, he founded WONDERHOODS.

In client work, he has led a wide range of PR activities, particularly for software companies such as DataRobot and Domo, earning strong recognition and trust. He has also supported numerous companies—from global brands like Netflix and Slack to startups—across PR, marketing, and content creation.

Mio Sasaki
Co-Founder / Creative Director Mio Sasaki

With over a decade of experience as a Creative Director in the design and advertising industry, I have worked across a wide range of sectors on advertising production, corporate branding, and diverse design projects. Leading small, specialized teams tailored to each project, I have closely collaborated with clients to develop and implement strategies for branding, product design, and advertising.
What I value most is maintaining an “appropriate distance.” While I place great importance on engaging in in-depth dialogue with clients to uncover essential challenges and discover new value together—then carrying those insights through to effective solutions from concept to delivery—I also believe it is crucial to keep a balanced perspective that neither leans too heavily toward the client’s side nor my own.
Since becoming independent in 2020, I have been expanding into new fields, including public relations, drawing on my past experience to explore fresh challenges and continuously research the best ways to move projects forward from multiple angles.

Kiminori Takeuchi
Senior Advisor Kiminori Takeuchi

With nearly 30 years of experience, he has supported clients in reputation management, marketing communications, and digital/social advertising.

After starting his career in sales at a securities company, he joined a marketing PR startup, where he contributed to business launch, service design, and development.

In 2000, he joined MSL Japan, a communications firm under Publicis Groupe, overseeing brand communications and demand generation for Tech and B2B clients. From 2008, he served as Deputy Managing Director, later becoming General Manager in 2020, leading domestic operations and the technology division. He joined WONDERHOODS in 2023 as a Senior Advisor.

Japan Media Directory

Nikkei Cross Trend

A specialized media connecting digital marketing and business trends. Its unique perspective of predicting future business opportunities at the intersection of changes in consumer behavior and latest technology is highly evaluated by marketing departments and business development managers.

Operator: Nikkei BP Co., Ltd.

KEIEISHA TERRACE

A specialized magazine dedicated to nurturing next-generation managers. It focuses on entrepreneurial spirit and innovative management methods, and attracts attention from young managers and startup founders, contributing to the development of future business leaders.

Operator: Keieisha JP Co., Ltd.

President Online

A business magazine focusing on individual success and self-development. It features practical career strategies and lifestyle proposals, and is supported by readers seeking highly practical information, especially business people in their 30s and 40s.

Operator: President Inc.

President

A business magazine focusing on individual success and self-development. It features practical career strategies and lifestyle proposals, and is supported by readers seeking highly practical information, especially business people in their 30s and 40s.

Operator: President Inc.

Nikkei Business

Japan’s largest business weekly magazine. Known for its depth of corporate coverage and high-quality analysis of management strategies, it has overwhelming penetration among business leaders, with more than 80% of annual subscribers being management or department director class or above.

Operator: Nikkei BP Co., Ltd.

Zaikkai ONLINE

A practical business media that delivers the latest trends in politics, economics, and society for executives. It provides decision-making information through unique coverage and commentary from the perspective of business leaders.

Operator: Zaikai Research Institute

Zaikkai

An economic magazine focusing on political and financial world trends and connections. It has strengths in unique interviews with corporate executives and analysis of relationships with the political world, and is highly evaluated by executive management as an information source for understanding movements beneath the surface of the industry.

Operator: Zaikai Research Institute

Keizaikai WEB

A practical business information site for corporate executives and managers. It leverages the knowledge of the traditional “Keizaikai” to provide high-quality articles and success stories on management strategies and leadership.

Operator: KEIZAIKAI Co.,Ltd.

Diamond online

A comprehensive information site with strengths in economics and business fields. It inherits the credibility of the print “Diamond” publication while gaining popularity through digital-specific timeliness and diverse content.

Operator: Diamond, Inc.

Weekly BCN+

In cooperation with “Weekly BCN,” it publishes articles, breaking news and commentary from this newspaper, and provides information on IT seminars and events, as well as other business matching information.

Operator: 株式会社BCN