Ashton Consulting is a leading international corporate communications advisory agency based in Tokyo. We celebrated our 20th year in 2020. Our staff includes a mix of Japanese and non-Japanese nationals, including professionals from the U.K., Australasia and North America. We are a full-service strategic advisory communications firm, providing ideas and implementation for media and social media relations, IR, PR, M&A and crisis communications, internal communications, media training and research. We specialize in Japan, and through our network of partner agencies we provide coordinated communications services throughout Asia and in all the world’s major markets. Our clients include leading Japanese and foreign companies active in Japan, in sectors including finance, pharmaceuticals and healthcare, technology, IT, manufacturing, and travel. Ashton has a low staff turnover and a strong culture of teamwork and mutual support. We are proud of our record of maintaining high professional standards while ensuring that our people can manage their lifestyles to balance work with holidays, family, and other outside interests. Ashton is an independently managed group company of Hakuhodo, Japan’s second largest marketing and communications group