Ashton Consulting is a leading international corporate communications 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. Our core businesses are 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, travel and fashion.Ashton provides comprehensive ongoing training for new colleagues, and we are proud of our record of enabling strong professional development while ensuring that our people enjoy a reasonable work/life balance. As a result, we have a very low staff turnover and a strong culture of teamwork and mutual support. Ashton is an independently managed group company of Hakuhodo, Japan's second largest marketing and communications group.