After graduating from university, she worked at the National Children's Center Children's Castle, where she was in charge of internal and external public relations, such as writing press releases, attracting media coverage, planning and managing events, creating newsletters, and managing social networking services. She has been in her current position since April 2022. At Arex, she was responsible for a wide range of public relations work for foreign financial, real estate, pharmaceutical, and Japanese companies in real estate, distribution, machinery, and food manufacturers, media and consumer events, CSR, branding public relations, marketing public relations, and planning and editing of internal newsletters. Her experience has been well-received by clients in a wide range of fields. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of the Sacred Heart. She holds a Master's degree in Career Design from Hosei University.

Jun Hatayama joined Arex after graduating from university. In addition, he has been involved in crisis response training and the preparation of crisis management manuals since 2007 and has extensive experience in handling actual corporate scandals. In corporate scandal response, he focuses on "damage minimization" for client companies. He has extensive experience in crisis response, from formulating response policies to actual on-the-spot reporting, including fireproofing false claims, medical device recalls, professional negligence cases, reputational damage response, and construction defect issues. He has also handled over 100 media training programs annually and was appointed Director of Crisis Management and Public Relations Consulting in April 2019; he will assume his current position in April 2023. He is a certified PR planner by the Japan PR Association. He graduated from Waseda University, School of Law.

After graduating from university, Mr. Kitamura joined Kyoei Life Insurance Company (now Gibraltar Life Insurance Company), where he worked in the business management and business planning departments before joining the newly established Public Relations Department in 1998 as a section manager. He joined Arex in 2017, has extensive experience in public relations, and his work focuses on crisis management, public relations consulting for companies, and corporate public relations consulting for global companies and financial clients. He holds a Bachelor of Law from Sophia University, Faculty of Law.

After graduating from university, Yukiko spent six years at Matsushita Electric Industrial Company (now Panasonic) in sales promotion and customer relations. In 2001, she joined the Hatsuko Endo Group as a public relations representative, and after five years in public relations, she joined Arex in 2006. After five years in public relations, she joined Arex in 2006, serving as an account manager, executive officer/account director, and managing executive officer before assuming her current position in April 2022. She has been an account leader for corporate and marketing PR work in various fields, including foreign manufacturers, financial institutions, and service companies. She continues to lead account teams and is active on the front lines of public affairs and media relations work. She has extensive contacts with national newspaper and magazine media reporters, editors, and the business community. She holds a Japanese Language and Literature BA from the University of the Sacred Heart.

After graduating from Waseda University, Faculty of Political Science and Economics, Department of Economics, Mr. Takenami joined Sharp Corporation. After working in corporate sales, product planning, and labor union, he joined the Public Relations Department in 1998 and served as the company's Public Relations Manager from 2012 to 2016. From 2012 to 2016, he served as the company's public relations manager. He gained extensive experience in corporate, product, and technical public relations in Tokyo and Osaka. He built an extensive network of contacts with reporters from national newspapers, magazines, and trade publications. In April 2019, he joined Arex as Executive Advisor. After serving as an executive officer, he will assume his current position in April 2023. He is responsible for corporate crisis management, public relations consulting services, and a media training trainer, utilizing his extensive knowledge and experience in corporate public relations.

With a career spanning 29 years, he began his journey at the esteemed Asahi Shimbun, where he dedicated the majority of his time as a case reporter in the Social Affairs Department. His tenure also included roles at the Matsue and Hanshin bureaus, the National Tax Bureau in the Osaka Shakai-bureau, and the Investigation Division 1 of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department in the Tokyo Shakai-bureau. These diverse experiences have equipped him with a wealth of knowledge and skills, making him a seasoned professional in the field.
In 2019, he assumed the pivotal role of the head of the Regional News Department, a position that served as a stepping stone for his subsequent appointment as the assistant editorial director of the Osaka Head Office. In these capacities, he was responsible for overseeing the morning and evening newspapers and the digital edition of the four head offices. Since joining Arex, he has been a key figure as an executive advisor, offering strategic counsel on various public relations responses. He has also excelled as a senior trainer, enhancing the skills of others through mock press conference exercises. His leadership and guidance are a testament to his professional journey, instilling confidence in his abilities.

KUWABARA Toshiaki Senior Trainer/Executive Advisor
After graduating from university, he joined the Asahi Shimbun newspaper company. As a reporter for the Okayama branch office, he covered incidents, accidents, local government, and prefectural politics. He then moved to the Osaka Economic Department, where he covered the securities, distribution, electrical machinery, machinery, energy and steel industries, and in the Tokyo Economic Department, he covered the Heavy Industries Press Club, Kabuto Club Cap and many other companies, including top interviews. He has held positions such as desk editor at the Osaka Economic Department, general manager of the Tottori and Niigata branch office, and director and managing director of Niigata Television 21, a TV Asahi affiliate. He joined AREX in 2024. In addition to overseeing the execution of AREX's corporate division operations, he serves as an executive advisor to primary chemical, financial, construction, and automobile companies. He is involved in consulting on crisis management and corporate PR activities. He is highly regarded for his advice on effective media relations and crisis response and his media training, in which he acts as a reporter and trainer. He graduated from the Faculty of Letters at the University of Tokyo.

Yoko Era started her career as a fashion writer at Bunka Publishing Bureau's "So-en" and worked for fashion magazines such as "SPUR," "ELLE," "High Fashion," Asahi Shimbun, Senken Shimbun, and others. In 2001, she participated in the establishment of ELEX and served as a director and managing executive officer before assuming her current position. In addition to writing articles for VOGUE and Marisol, she has translated lyrics for THE WATERBOYS' "MODERN BLUES," Emel's "Ensen," Témé Tan's "Témé Tan," Christine & The Queens' "Chris," and others. Graduated from Tokyo Gakugei University, Faculty of Education, International Cultural Education Course, and Esmod Paris.

After graduating from university, Ai joined Plap Japan, a major public relations firm, where she was in charge of marketing and corporate public relations for a foreign food company and a distribution company as an AE. In 2000, she joined a start-up company as a founding member. In 2010, she moved to Arex, where she worked in SAE, ASV, and AM. In April 2020, she was appointed the head of the Strategic Development Office, and from April 2022, she will assume his current position. With experience in public relations consulting and editing online news for newspapers, she is known for his accuracy in news value.
Currently in charge of corporate public relations for a US real estate investment advisory firm and others, she is also involved in crisis management public relations for domestic and international financial institutions, handling offensive and defensive PR work. She is a certified PR planner with the Japan PR Association. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations from Tsuda University.

After graduating from university, Mayumi worked at Yamaichi Securities, then at Credit Suisse First Boston Securities Tokyo Branch, Lehman Brothers Securities Tokyo Branch, and others. After gaining experience on the front lines of finance and markets, she joined Arex in 2003. She became a Senior Account Executive ("SAE") in 2004, then an AM and AD before assuming her current position in April 2019 as Deputy General Manager of the Corporate Communications Consulting Department from April 2021. During this time, she has worked with companies in the financial sector, international NGOs, major human resources firms, and manufacturers. Currently, she mainly works with life insurance companies, major pharmaceutical companies, and real estate service companies, and she is also the leader of a team that works primarily with foreign-affiliated companies. His clients highly trust her and have been a major driving force behind ELEX's reputation and growth since the start-up period when the company had only a few employees and clients. She is a licensed security and foreign affairs specialist. Graduated from Otsuma Women's University, Faculty of Letters, Department of English Literature.

After graduating from university, Yukiko joined Plap Japan, a major public relations firm. 2007 she moved to the US and lived abroad in Los Angeles and New York. After returning to Japan in 2013 after living abroad in Los Angeles and New York, he worked at SAE and ASV before assuming his current position in April 2022. In addition to handling corporate public relations for a foreign chemical company, she also provides crisis management public relations consulting services for a foreign wine and spirits company, a major food company, and a Japanese financial institution. She is a certified PR planner by the Japan PR Association. Graduated from Sophia University, Faculty of Foreign Languages, Department of Portuguese.

Akane Hyodo joined Sankei Shimbun in 2013 as a reporter. She covered police, judiciary, administration, medical care, and economy in the Osaka Social Affairs Department, Wakayama Branch Office, and Hanshin Branch Office. Since joining Arex in 2018, she has been highly regarded for her guidance utilizing her experience as a journalist in the social affairs department, including mock press conferences based on crises such as incidents and accidents and lecturing at seminars for executives on how to handle news coverage. After working at SAE, she has been in her current position since April 2020. She graduated from the Department of Applied Biochemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki.

After graduating from university, she worked for two years in sales, marketing, and public relations at an imported goods sales company. In 2014, she moved to Arex, where she worked for AE and SAE before assuming her current position as Group Leader, Consulting Department 1, ASV. She has worked in branding and corporate communications for a foreign airline, a foreign financial institution, a foreign liquor manufacturer, and a foreign government agency. Her work ranges from cross-cultural understanding and consulting services utilizing her English language skills, to marketing public relations support and practical public relations support for client companies. She has extensive experience in consumer promotions and CSR project planning and management. She holds a BA in English and American Literature from Tokyo Women's University.

Joined the firm in April 2015 as a new graduate hire, gaining experience as an AAE in branding for foreign life insurance companies and corporate PR work, focusing on media relations for the Bank of Japan Press Club, and so on. After serving as an AE and SAE, she was appointed Group Leader of Consulting Department 1 in 2021 and assumed her current position in April 2023. During this time, she has also followed in crisis management public relations, including corporate public relations for an international NGO and a major Japanese hotel brand and establishing crisis management systems and emergency response for several foreign financial companies. She is currently in charge of a foreign life insurance company, a rental housing service company, and a significant research firm. She has earned a reputation for practicing "teamwork to enhance client satisfaction." Graduated from Jissen Women's University, Faculty of Human Sociology, Department of Human Sociology.

Yoko Kobayashi joined Mainichi Newspapers in 2009. As a reporter in the Akita and Fukushima bureaus, she covered various topics, including police, government administration, culture, and sports. In 2017, Kobayashi joined a certified non-profit organization stationed at its office in Turkey for two and a half years. After returning to Japan, she joined Arex in 2020, focusing on crisis management public relations consulting work for primary food and restaurant companies, think tanks, and auto parts manufacturers as a lecturer at various seminars utilizing her experience as a reporter in the society department of a national newspaper. After working at AE and SAE, she has been in his current position since April 2023. Graduated from Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Faculty of Foreign Languages.

He joined Ehime Shimbun as a reporter in 2015. He spent a long time in the Social Affairs Department, mainly covering the Ehime Prefectural Police Headquarters and the judiciary, where he was engaged in on-the-spot reporting of incidents, accidents, and scandals. In 2022, he transferred to Arex to put his experience as a reporter to good use. After working in crisis management, public relations consulting, and at AE and SAE, he became group leader in 2024. In addition to working directly with major companies in construction, steel, food, printing, IT, and chemicals, he also leads a team that handles BtoB companies. He is also an instructor and trainer for emergency press conference exercises and public relations seminars. He graduated from Hiroshima University, School of Integrated Arts and Sciences.

After working at Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. in the human resources, recruitment, labor management, and education and training departments, Mr. Noguchi has been the general manager of the company's public relations office since 1990. In 1998, he became president of Human Create (a spin-off of the training division) and joined Arex in 2004. Senior consultant in charge of crisis management and media training. Director since 2006.