TAKASHI MURAKAMI
President &CEO
As a news program director, he was involved in a wide range of activities including research, reporting, and editing of information on numerous incidents, politics, and trends, laying the foundation for information gathering and dissemination. He established Kartz Media Works, Inc. focusing on strategic PR and digital marketing, and he is the author of five books including Google Marketing Illustrated, Cloud Information Organizing Techniques, and New Web Marketing Handbook.
ATSUSHI SATO
Local
After graduating from university, Atsushi began his career at an advertising agency, specializing in naming rights and media sales for public and private sectors. In 2016, he joined Karts Media Works, supporting PR efforts for a diverse range of companies across industries like IT, marketing, and electronics. He now manages the domestic PR department.
RYUKI ITO
GPRW | Outbound
After studying abroad in Toronto, Canada, Ryuki worked for PR agencies where he was in charge of PR events and gaming accounts. He has also worked in ventures launching new businesses, directed web production, and produced content for web media and radio.
YUKIWO TODA
GPRW | Outbound
Yukiwo has been working in PR since university and has been in charge of agency accounts since then. He has experience in product and event PR. He also has freelance experience in advertising agencies. Engaged in the management of a hotel that was a client at the time. Since joining Kartz, he has been engaged in both domestic and international PR projects.
MANAMI KOISHI
Local
Since joining Kartz, Manami has been involved in product and service PR for a variety of industries, including beauty, hotel/hospitality, and food/beverage. In addition to gathering daily trends and information in her PR consulting work to make planning proposals, she has a wide range of responsibilities including PR events and building media relations in TV, magazines, and web media for her clients.
CHINATSU MORIYAMA
Local
Chinatsu has experience in the communications for beauty and cosmetic brands. Since joining Kartz, she has acted as a PR director leading the projects of various clients ranging product PR, corporate PR for stock listed companies and start-ups. She has experience in IT, real estate, beauty/cosmetics, and food/beverage.
Marc Wilkinson
Overseas
Originally from Ontario, Canada, Marc has lived in Japan for 15 years and brings +7 years of experience in corporate public relations and marketing. He joined Kartz as a PR guide to international clients, supporting overseas brands entering Japan as well as domestic companies expanding abroad.
Ryu Yamane
Local | Overseas
Originally from Ontario, Canada, Marc has lived in Japan for 15 years and brings +7 years of experience in corporate public relations and marketing. He joined Kartz as a PR guide to international clients, supporting overseas brands entering Japan as well as domestic companies expanding abroad.
Sanjaya Aryal
Overseas
Aryal moved to Japan at 18 and studied IT Business. He now works at Kartz Media Works, supporting leading IT clients through digital marketing and PR. Fluent in English, Japanese, Hindi, he is passionate about innovation, constantly exploring AI, and always eager to learn and grow.
Nami Akari
Local
Senior Director at Kartz Media Works, specializing in Instagram account management and social media strategy. Experienced in supporting marketing initiatives for major retail, beauty, and food brands to enhance engagement and brand recognition.
Keika Yamauchi
Local
Keika is a PR planner and consultant at Kartz Media Works, specializing in media relations and storytelling-based branding. Since joining in 2023, she has supported PR strategy for domestic B2B listed companies and planned and operated the Osaka–Kansai Expo pavilion press conference, among other projects.
Hitomi Kitaoka
Local | Overseas
Hitomi has led PR initiatives across various sectors, including consumer goods, jewelry, and exhibitions. Her strengths include tailored media outreach – specializing in Lifestyle & fashion,, event planning, and building strong relationships between clients and media.
TAKUYA OKA
Creative Director
Takuya has studied production and management in a wide range of culture and arts including visual media. While still a student, he worked in the production department of the film “I Hate Jesus,” which won awards at the 66th San Sebastian International Film Festival and other festivals. After that, he worked as a video editor for an entertainment YouTuber with 1.2 million subscribers at the time, managed an educational YouTube channel, and produced music videos for a filmmaker before joining Kartz Media Works, Inc.
CHUANG TING YU
Designer
Coming from Taiwan, after graduating from the Graduate School of Tokyo Zokei University, Chuang acquired the skills to visualize and output information in an easy-to-understand manner through her experience designing business proposals for public services and public facilities which she has been utilizing in Kartz.
KAZUYUKI KINOSHITA
HR
Hiromi is the head secretary at Kartz. She is one of the founding members of and has been supporting the teams in many aspects since the start of the company.