Communicating: A Guide to PR in Japan
As the world’s third-largest economy, Japan represents an attractive prospect to many companies seeking to expand their business overseas. But the country’s unique cultural and linguistic landscape can often mean that, in contrast to nearby business hubs like Hong Kong and Singapore, global norms of corporate communications do not necessarily apply. PR Conslting Dentsu has a long history of helping overseas-based clients to bridge this gap, and Communicating: A Guide to PR in Japan, the latest edition of our award-winning handbook, is packed with insights that make it a must-read for PR practitioners, business managers, and media studies researchers with an interest in Asia.
Compiled and edited by an international team of communications professionals, since its first publication in 1988, Communicating has consistently offered an in-depth English-language exploration of Japan’s complex communications ecosystem. In 2015, the seventh edition received the International Public Relations Association’s Golden World Award for Excellence.
Available on general release for the first time through global publishing giant Wiley, the eighth edition has been updated and expanded significantly to address recent developments, particularly in the constantly evolving field of digital and social media. There are also instructive case studies taken from the local experiences of international brands like Burberry, IBM, Jetstar Group and McDonald’s. The book is divided into three main sections.
Part 1: Media in Japan
A comprehensive overview of Japan’s media landscape, from the continuing power and influence held by the domestic mainstream media, to negotiating Japan’s arcane press club system, key features of local social media usage, and much more besides.
Part 2: Communicating with Your Stakeholders
Specific approaches to identifying and communicating with the target audience, including research, internal communications, B-to-B and B-to-C strategies, investor relations, public affairs, corporate citizenship, crisis communications and advertising.
Glossary & Appendix
A collection of key Japanese terms, illuminating data on Japan, and useful contact information.
Read the Wiley Network’s blog outlining some key take-home lessons from “Communicating” here.
PR in Japan
Choosing and Working with a PR Agency
Media Relations
Print Media
News Distribution Wire Services
News Agencies
Television
Radio
Media Groupings
Press Clubs
Japanese Media Representation Abroad
The Foreign Press in Japan
Digital & Social Media
Key Points for Dealing with the Japanese Media
Research
Internal Communications
B-to-C Marketing
B-to-B Marketing
Investor Relations
Corporate Citizenship
Public Affairs in Japan
Crisis Communications
Advertising
Glossary
“The Japanese public relations market is unique, and can be extremely challenging for overseas companies used to a very different media relations environment. Dentsu’s Guide to PR in Japan is a unique publication, packed with useful information and great case studies, that serves as great guidebook for anyone entering the Japanese market for the first time although it also contains a ton of up-to-date and actionable information for anyone managing PR in the world’s third largest economy.”
Paul Holmes
Founder & CEO
The Holmes Group
“Every marketing professional should have a copy on hand! It is bound to be an award-winning book and the subject of conversations at meetings and work.”
Clarke L. Caywood
Ph.D.Professor of Integrated Marketing Communications and Public Relations Northwestern University
Editor, The Handbook of Strategic Public Relations and Integrated Marketing Communications
Editorial team of Communicating: A Guide to PR in Japan
Editor-in-chief: Kyoko Fujii Takagi
Editors: Craig Dandridge
Natsuki Mase
David McMahon
Jussi Poyhola
Advisors: Russell McCulloch and Kei Timothy Yoshida
Special thanks to Fiona Graham
Communicating: A Guide to PR in Japan is available in paperback from major bookstores across Japan, as well as Books Kinokuniya branches worldwide. It is also available as an e-book via iBooks and other major online retailers.