Ad Council Japan

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Ad Council Japan
Founded7 July 1971
FounderKeizo Saji
HeadquartersTokyo, Japan
Key people
Nobutada Saji, chairman
WebsiteAdvertising Council Japan

Advertising Council Japan (公益社団法人ACジャパン, Kōeki Shadan Hōjin AC Japan, Ad Council Japan, AC Japan), formerly named Japan Advertising Council (社団法人公共広告機構, Shadan Hōjin Kōkyō Kōkoku Kikō, Japan Ad Council) until 30 June 2009, is a private non-profit organization that distributes

public service announcements
on behalf of various sponsors, including both non-profit organizations and government agencies.

History

Ad Council Japan was established on 7 July 1971 in Osaka, Japan as "Kansai Advertising Council (関西公共広告機構, Kansai Kōkyō Kōkoku Kikō)" by Keizo Saji, then chairman of Suntory, and had activities in the Kansai region. Then it was reorganised as the nationwide private organization named "Japan Advertising Council (社団法人公共広告機構, Shadan Hōjin Kōkyō Kōkoku Kikō)" in 1974, and then renamed to the present name on 1 July 2009.

AC Japan's headquarters are located in

Fukuoka, and Naha
.

Like the US counterpart, the Ad Council (where the Ad Council Japan is modelled), Ad Council Japan generally does not produce public service advertisements itself; rather, it acts as a coordinator and distributor. Its advertising campaigns are divided into three; national campaign, regional campaign and aid campaign. The advertising campaigns are changed yearly in July, the month Ad Council Japan was founded. Ad Council Japan accepts requests from sponsor organizations for Japanese advertising campaigns that focus on particular social issues.

To qualify, an issue must be non-partisan and have Asian and Japanese national or regional relevance. Ad Council Japan then assigns each campaign to a volunteer advertising agency that produces the actual advertisements. Finally, Ad Council Japan distributes the finished advertisements to media outlets. Some advertising campaigns only appear on a certain medium, such as on printed media only.

During the TV coverage of the

amae[2][3]) and the importance of greetings.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Ruth Benedict described "on" 'obligations passively incurred'. The Chrysanthemum and the Sword, 1946,page116
  2. ^ Alan Macfarlane, Japan Through the Looking Glass, 2007
  3. ^ Takeo Doi, The anatomy of dependence, 1971, page34
  4. ^ Fukase, Atsuko (21 March 2011). "The Commercial That Irritated Japan". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 23 March 2011.

External links

Official website