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Dec 6, 2018

Agency of the Year 2018 winners: Japan / Korea

Here are the winners for the Japan / Korea region in the 2018 Campaign Asia-Pacific Agency of the Year awards, which were handed out on 6 December in a ceremony in Tokyo.

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This is a complete list of the winners in the 2018 Agency of the Year Awards for Japan / Korea, which were presented on 6 December, 2018, at the Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills in Tokyo.

AGENCY CATEGORIES

Category Award Agency
Japan Creative Agency of the Year Gold TBWA\Hakuhodo
Silver Ogilvy Japan
Bronze J. Walter Thompson Japan
Japan Digital Agency of the Year Gold TBWA\Hakuhodo "Digital Collective"
Silver Accenture Interactive
Bronze Ogilvy Japan
Japan Media Agency of the Year Gold MediaCom
Silver UM Japan
Bronze Mindshare
Japan/Korea Best Culture Gold Ogilvy Japan
Silver Accenture Interactive
Bronze TBWA\Hakuhodo
Japan/Korea Experiential Marketing Agency of the Year Gold iProspect Japan K.K.
Japan/Korea Independent Agency of the Year Gold Wieden+Kennedy Tokyo
Silver Asiance Korea Co Ltd
Bronze relativ*
Japan/Korea Integrated Marketing Agency of the Year Gold iProspect Japan K.K.
Silver TBWA\Korea
Japan/Korea PR Agency of the Year Gold Edelman Japan
Japan/Korea Specialist Agency of the Year  Gold McCann Health Japan
Silver Omnicom Health Group Asia Pacific
Korea Creative Agency of the Year Gold TBWA\Korea
Silver DDB Group Korea
Korea Digital Agency of the Year Gold Asiance Korea Co Ltd
Silver Isobar Korea
Bronze TBWA's Digital Arts Network Seoul
Korea Media Agency of the Year Gold dentsu X Korea
Silver UM Korea
Bronze MediaCom Korea


PEOPLE / TEAM CATEGORIES

Category Awards Person/Team Agency
Japan/Korea Account Person of the Year Winner Shinsuke Inazumi TBWA\Hakuhodo
Runner‑Up Keiko Sakamoto Accenture Interactive
Japan/Korea Agency Head of the Year Winner Chris Iki TBWA\Hakuhodo
Runner‑Up Jack Mickle Ogilvy Japan
Japan/Korea Channel/Engagement Planner of the Year Winner Toshihiro Sekiya TBWA\Hakuhodo
Runner‑Up Takahiro Kurihara IMJ
Japan/Korea Creative Person of the Year Winner Takahiro Hosoda TBWA\Hakuhodo
Runner‑Up Ricardo Adolfo Ogilvy Japan
Japan/Korea New Business Development Team of the Year Winner Brand and Innovation Team J. Walter Thompson Japan
Japan/Korea Strategic/Brand Planner of the Year Winner Keita Kawakatsu TBWA\Hakuhodo
Runner‑Up Yoshikazu Goto IMJ 
Japan/Korea Talent Management Person/Team of the Year Winner Shunsuke Tanaka Accenture Interactive
Runner‑Up TBWA\Hakuhodo HR Team TBWA\Hakuhodo
Japan/Korea Young Achiever of the Year Winner Tomoko Kasugai TBWA\Hakuhodo
Runner‑Up Wataru Nakazawa Momentum Worldwide

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