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Five APAC leaders among Cannes Lions 2026 jury presidents
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The 2026 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity will take place between 22 and 26 June.

Critical need for creativity as businesses prioritise continuous growth
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As Jury President for the Creative Business Transformation Lions category at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity (Cannes Lions), Publicis Groupe’s Jane Lin-Baden reflects on the evolving role of creativity, not just as a tool for communication, but as a driver of scalable business change.

Wrangles in the jury room: how the challenges of creative judging play out
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Tricky deliberations, outside influences and questionable entries can make the quest to recognise the best work with an award a difficult one.

Beyond buzzwords – Moving purpose from marketing to the centre of every business
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Industry leaders gathered for an off-the-record roundtable to discuss “The Role of Brands in improving People’s lives” hosted by AIA at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity (Cannes Lions).

Havas redefines creativity with data and technology at Cannes
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Leaders from the Media Network share insights from the jury room and how data and tech are driving more innovative media solutions.

Campaign Cannes Global Podcast Episode 1: Lions and Campaign House preview
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Our editors from the UK, US, Canada and APAC give their tips ahead of Cannes Lions 2025.

Cannes Lions entries rise 'reflecting strong global participation'
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Entries from Latin America are up by 16%.

Lindsey Evans: 'See uncertainty as opportunity'
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Ahead of Cannes Lions, the chief executives of the 'big six' holding companies and senior leaders give their views on a range of topics relating to creativity and business. Today, it’s the turn of Special Australia's Lindsey Evans.

John Wren: ‘Calculated risk makes you stronger’
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Ahead of Cannes Lions, the chief executives of the 'big six' holding companies and senior leaders give their views on a range of topics relating to creativity and business. Today, it’s the turn of Omnicom’s John Wren.

2025 Cannes Contenders: Angie Tijam-Tohid's top bets
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Havas Ortega Group's executive creative director handpicks work with meaningful social impact that could win a Lion next week at Cannes.

2025 Cannes Contenders: UltraSuperNew creatives place their bets
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UltraSuperNew's creative chiefs in Tokyo pick the APAC campaigns that stand a good chance of winning a Lion.

Jane Lin-Baden and Tara Ford among Cannes Lions 2025 jury presidents
cannes jury lions By Alessandra Scotto di Santolo

Awards submissions for the festival are open until 10 April.

When safety becomes a luxury in a world of enduring racism
cannes By Lydia Amoah

Personal and public events over the summer – in Cannes and the UK – demonstrate that racism is a pervasive and dangerous force in society.

‘Creatives need fresh air rather than to sit in front of a computer’: Dentsu China CCO
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Veteran creative chief Chris Chen on elevating Chinese work to Cannes Lions, changing client needs, his fascination with tech, and the importance of whole-heartedly embracing Gen Z opinions.

The Croisette versus Wall Street: How to put a greater financial value on creativity
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Why doesn't creative excellence at Cannes lead to greater investor interest?

David Droga on moving from being a creative in business to building a business on creativity
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The Accenture Song CEO speaks with Campaign about his vision for the company and where creativity plays a role.

Why wasn’t sustainability front and centre at Cannes?
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Given the scale of the climate emergency, every panel at Cannes should have touched on adland’s role in shifting consumer attitudes on this crucial topic, opines Shape History's Ed Fletcher.

Creativity is the penultimate business truth for Leo Burnett's Amitesh Rao
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Fresh off winning five Lions at Cannes, Rao discusses the agency's tilt to forward-thinking creative solutions and its commitment to producing impactful work that truly makes a difference.

Was WPP right to give Elon Musk a platform at Cannes Lions?
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Elon Musk’s presence at Cannes Lions sparked debate along the Croisette and across adland.

'Creative will be automated, but creativity never will be'
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In a special Q&A, two leading creatives tell us how brands and agencies can use AI to tell better stories

2024 Cannes Contenders: UltraSuperNew's promising picks
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As the race for Cannes heats up, UltraSuperNew's group creative director predicts which campaigns will come out on top.

Trends from China’s ‘super long’ mid-year shopping festival
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This year’s sales period for 618 indicated a slew of new trends, including the proliferation of AI, the cancellation of pre-sales, and the growth of outdoor apparel.

2024 Cannes Contenders: Dentsu creatives place their bets
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Dentsu's creative chiefs in Taiwan and Indonesia pick the APAC campaigns that stand a good chance of winning a Lion.

2024 Cannes Contenders: Cheil creative leads share predictions
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Senior creatives at Cheil from South Korea, China and London choose the APAC-based campaigns that are most likely to win a Lion at Cannes.

AI doesn’t dilute the business case for creativity, it strengthens it
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Ahead of Cannes Lions, Campaign asked the CEOs of the big six agency groups how they make the business case for investing in creativity – now and in the coming age of artificial intelligence. WPP's Mark Read begins the series.

2024 Cannes Contenders: RGA creative leads share predictions
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Senior creatives in Singapore, Australia and Japan choose the campaigns that are most likely to win a Lion at Cannes.

7 campaigns from APAC shortlisted for Glass Lions
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Not a single campaign from Asia Pacific made the cut for the Titanium Lions, and the region has only one nomination for the Innovation Lions.

WPP’s Mark Read: Why 2024 will improve after Q1 despite client delays and China challenges
cannes financials mark read wpp By Gideon Spanier

New business pipeline looks good overall, but some project work is under pressure because 'client decisions are taking longer to happen', CEO tells Campaign.

#CannesForAll returns to take two cohorts of diverse talent to Cannes Lions
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Brixton Finishing School and DigiLearning Foundation are behind the initiative.

‘Duolingo on Ice’ was just an April Fools’ joke. But here’s how the brand made it feel real
cannes duolingo By Eric Berger

Duolingo's director of marketing campaigns Michaela Kron shares the strategy, tactics and results behind the language learning app’s prank.

Cannes Lions launches creator network, learning programme
cannes lions By Brandon Doerrer

The programming will run for the first time at this year’s Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.

Spikes Asia unveils its 2024 Creativity Report
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This year's top agencies include VML in Melbourne, Ogilvy in Mumbai, Dentsu in Tokyo, and more.

‘It exists to not exist in a couple of years’: Why Cannes introduced a humour category
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Campaign interviews Cannes Lions' global director of awards Marian Brannelly.

A fabricated account of how judging the humour category in Cannes could play out
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Ben Middleton, chief creative officer at Creature, imagines what it will be like to judge the "Humour in branded communications" category at Cannes next year.

Cannes agency of the year GUT doubles profits as it eyes global expansion
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Five-year-old independent network has said 'our plan is global domination'.

Are we seeing a return to brilliant basics?
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There's a lot to be said for playing it simple, opines Gen Kobayashi.

Campaign at Cannes 2023: How the creative business transformation jury chose its winners
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"Work that defines change and transformation doesn't have to tear everything apart... It's about looking inward, looking at what you already have, and then doing something with it that's hugely powerful," says jury president Justin Peyton in an interview with Campaign at Cannes.

Clean Creatives targets Richard Edelman at Cannes
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Clean Creatives members held placards pointing at agency boss Richard Edelman during the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity yesterday as part of a campaign to stop PR agencies working with fossil fuel corporations.

Campaign at Cannes 2023: CMO interview with Patricia Corsi, Bayer
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Campaign Asia-Pacific speaks exclusively to Bayer's global CMO Patricia Corsi on Cannes, creativity and cultivating innovation in consumer healthcare.

Campaign at Cannes 2023: How the gaming jury chose its winners
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Australian juror Claire Waring tells Campaign about the pressure, decision-making, and diverse work that made being part of an inaugural jury so interesting.

Cannes daily global podcast episode 2: NZ does the double, BA wins big
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Campaign's editors and journalists from around the world are hosting a daily podcast during the five-day Lions festival. In this second episode, we discuss the big award wins from the first night.

On the ground in Cannes: Editorial director's diary
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Campaign Asia-Pacific's Robert Sawatzky shares his navigation of the Palais, the yachts, the Croisette, the beach houses, the rosé and all the interesting industry people he meets along the way.

Gaming for brands: The rules of engagement
cannes gaming jury lions By Claire Waring

An member of Cannes Lions' 2023 inaugural Gaming Jury argues that gaming is a better answer to lack of attention than short ads, offering marketers true engagement over pushed messaging.

It's AI's time in the sun at Cannes
ai artificial intelligence cannes lions By Chris Daniels

Artificial intelligence probably won’t win a Grand Prix but it will be the hot topic of conversation.

AI puts creative tools in the hands of millions
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WPP chief executive Mark Read kicks off a series of comment pieces on creativity by the 'big six' holding company bosses.

Ad industry must fix gap between intent and action on climate
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Campaign is launching a series of opinion pieces about sustainability ahead of Cannes Lions 2023. Here the leaders of Ad Net Zero, WFA and ANA issue a joint call about the need to move from talk to impact.

Cannes Lions 2023: Judges must raise the standard on purpose work, creatives say
cannes cannes lions By Sabrina Sanchez

Purpose work will still be prominent this year, but it needs more scrutiny in the judging room, creatives agree.

APAC shortlisted for 4 Titanium Lions
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Another six APAC campaigns were shortlisted for Glass Lions and four more for Innovation Lions as the first special awards shortlists are released from Cannes.

Cannes Lions: The big agency winners since 2018
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As the 2023 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity approaches, Campaign looks at which agencies have performed strongly in the past five years.

Should ​​Cannes juries put ‘bullshit' brand purpose out to pasture?
cannes By Ben Bold

With all but four of last year's Grand Prix winners being purpose-themed, a debate arose around the loss of authenticity in 'made for award' campaigns.

Resetting the client-agency relationship
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Agency and client leaders react to the Marketer's Manifesto we created with Worldwide Partners at Cannes.

Winning a Cannes Lions award as a Ukrainian agency in 2022
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Kyiv-based Bickerstaff.734 has been forced to search for opportunities abroad as the war against Russia continues. In the wake of the agency winning its first Cannes Lions, its creative director explains what the award means.

Learnings from Cannes: The key to the metaverse
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The inclusivity potential of the metaverse is immense, says the ECD at RGA Australia. Hence, on this basis, the metaverse is actually much more ‘human’ than the real world.

The pageantry paradigm
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Aligning awards, events and the industry with actionable inclusion.

Cannes Lions 2022: Despite India’s outperformance, APAC’s metal count dives
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Creative leaders reflect on why usually-strong markets such as Japan, New Zealand, Australia and Thailand underwhelmed this year.

Cannes PR Lions shortlist revealed
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Global PR agencies including Edelman and Ketchum have received multiple nominations in the PR Lions shortlist, alongside work from smaller PR shops.

Cannes Lions 2022: 'Creativity is a superpower' says P&G's Marc Pritchard
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Pritchard discusses why creativity is a force for growth.

Mark Read: The best ideas don't answer just one problem, but many
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Creative thinking can and should have a wider impact beyond advertising, but can only do that if the industry works harder to attract a more diverse workforce, according to the chief executive of WPP. This is the latest in our exclusive series of essays by global agency chiefs ahead of Cannes Lions.

What Publicis' Natalie Lam is looking for on the Lions print & publishing jury
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CANNES LIONS JURY PERSPECTIVES: The chief creative officer for Publicis Groupe APAC & MEA also shares what she wants to immerse herself in at Cannes and who she wants to meet.

What TBWA Hakuhodo's Kazoo Sato is looking for on the music jury at Cannes
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CANNES LIONS JURY PERSPECTIVES: The new chief creative sustainability officer at TBWA Hakuhodo and TBWA Asia also shares what he wants to hear at Cannes and who his personal 'Obi-wan Kenobe' is.

Want to build better marketing? Calling indie agencies and brands at Cannes
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Campaign UK editor Gideon Spanier to lead the exclusive ‘Marketers’ Manifesto Summit’, at Cannes Lions to champion better marketing globally

The cream of the Cannes crop?
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Leo Burnett’s global chief creative officer steps up with an in-depth list of predictions for the hot picks at this year’s Cannes.

Cannes Lions releases first shortlists for 2022
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Samsung Itest from DDB New Zealand, Shah Rukh Khan My Ad for Cadbury Celebrations by Ogilvy Mumbai, and The Unflitered History Tour for Vice Media by Dentsu Web Chutney featured in the Titanium Lions Cannes Lions list.

It’s time to focus on outcomes, not outputs
cannes sustainability By Harjot Singh

There's a distinction between creating stuff and creating stuff that makes a difference. The industry needs to incline less to the former and more to the latter.

WPP’s Mark Read on MediaCom merger, pitch pipeline and halving Cannes attendance
cannes mark read wpp By Gideon Spanier

CEO talks to Campaign after upgrading growth forecast.

Media is getting creative as an awards-worthy force for good in troubled times
cannes creativity jury lions media By Daryl Lee

The president of Cannes Lions media jury says the sector has been making a greater social impact since the Ukraine war.

Cannes Lions announces 2022 See It Be It finalists
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Six top creative female talents globally have been selected, with three originating from APAC alongside finalists from UK, Brazil and the US.

Cannes Lions bans award entries from Russia
cannes cannes lions By Ben Bold

Meanwhile, Ukrainian creatives will be welcomed free of charge.

Cannes Lions launches new award for creative B2B excellence
cannes cannes lions By Nicola Merrifield

Other changes include a broadening of the commerce prizes and a stronger emphasis on creative in the media awards.

Cannes Lions confirms physical return in 2022
cannes creativity lions By Daniel Farey-Jones

Back to the South of France, on 20-24 June.

Brands and agencies feel pressure to prove the value of creative
cannes creativity lions By Sabrina Sanchez

According to Cannes Lions state of creativity report, brands and creatives feel the pressure to perform.

Why aren’t more funny ads winning awards?
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Cannes 2021: All purpose and no play makes adland a very dull place.

Cannes Lions 2021: Despite promise, APAC metals count falls in challenging year
cannes cannes lions By Rahul Sachitanand

While the region won an additional Grand Prix in 2021, a drop in submissions and less jury representation than others hampered APAC's performance.

Cannes Lions: See the 2021 Grand Prix winners
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A roundup of many of the top winners.

Cannes Lions: AMV BBDO takes Titanium Grand Prix for #WombStories
cannes cannes lions By Simon Gwynn

Six other campaigns won Titanium Lions, five of which are from US entrants.

AMV BBDO wins top global agency, WPP top holding company at Cannes Lions 2021
cannes cannes lions By Gideon Spanier

AMV BBDO won five Grand Prix awards, five gold Lions, nine silver Lions and eight bronze Lions.

Cannes Lions: Nike, Lacoste and Essity work win Film Grands Prix
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Wieden+Kennedy Portland, BETC Paris and AMV BBDO get top honours.

See the 2021 APAC Effie finalist list
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The shortlist includes 123 entries from 14 markets across Asia. The awards ceremony takes place in September.

Apple Daily prints 1 million copies of final edition
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The Hong Kong newspaper closes after 26 years following arrests of staff members and having its assets frozen by authorities.

KFC remains unapologetic about its bunless chicken 'sandwiches'
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The brand doubles and triples down on decadence in a new campaign from The Secret Little Agency.

Cannes Lions 2021: All the APAC winners
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APAC work added a single Gold Lion, while two markets, Bangladesh and Indonesia, secured their first metal of the festival as Cannes Lions wrapped up Friday night. See our final tally of the APAC winners here.

Cannes Lions U-turns and confirms 2021 festival will be digital-only
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Online-only event dubbed Cannes Lions Live.

Cannes or cannot? Indian adland split on Cannes 2021 attendance
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Some ad folks believe postponing Cannes Lions 2021 to a later date in the year would have made more sense, while others think it would mess up the schedule

Cannes Lions announces jury presidents
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The festival adds three names to its list of presidents who will lead the juries to award Lions for both 2020 and 2021 this June.

WPP, BBDO and P&G named decade's best creative companies by Cannes Lions
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WPP is Holding Company of the Decade after scooping annual title for seven straight years.

Dentsu Inc. named Cannes Lions Asia Agency of the Decade
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The Tokyo-based agency has won Grand Prix, Titanium and Lions in many other categories over the past decade.

Publicis chiefs insist on celebrating awards in Cannes
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The journey of Publicis chairman & CEO Arthur Sadoun and his predecessor Maurice Lévy to an empty Cannes features in a short mock film to promote the Groupe's Cannes-Do awards.

Colenso BBDO named Cannes Lions Pacific Agency of the Decade
cannes creativity lions By Staff Reporters

The Kiwi creative agency has been awarded a grand total of 99 Lions over the past 10 years.

Cannes Lions announces live platform to educate and inspire global creative community
cannes cannes lions By Lindsay Stein

"It's become clear that creative matters more than ever right now."

How should Cannes change ahead of its return in 2021?
cannes creativity lions By Simon Gwynn

2020 will be first year since 1953 not to feature international Festival of Creativity or its predecessors.

Cannes Lions 2020 cancelled
cannes cannes lions By Staff Reporters

Neither the festival nor the awards will take place in 2020.

Some agency groups won't send delegates to Cannes Lions in October
cannes cannes lions By Robert Sawatzky

A number of holding companies say they will not enter the awards, while others have yet to decide.

Can Cannes Lions work in October?
cannes creativity lions By Ben Bold

Ad festival has been postponed until October.

Cannes Lions officially postpones Festival of Creativity as COVID-19 crisis worsens
cannes lions By Lindsay Stein

Cases of the deadly virus have topped 200,000 people worldwide as of Wednesday morning.

Cannes Lions staff told to WFH as it ponders final festival decision
cannes cannes lions By Oliver McAteer

A call will be made no later than April 15.

Kate Oh quits as Cheil CCO and ECD
cannes cheil samsung By Rahul Sachitanand

Winner of gold Lions at Cannes for Samsung's Insight Campaign set to launch own shop.

Cannes Lions 'remains firmly open for business' amid coronavirus outbreak
cannes cannes lions By John Harrington

News follows cancellation of MWC announced last week.

Differentiation is our strength
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Dentsu's Dick van Motman on the unique qualities and diversity his evolving agency network brings to the table

Hakuhodo taps into human emotions with a restaurant list
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How do you revive an old town with a declining population but lots of unique local eateries? Hakuhodo‘s Kentaro Kimura explains the Red Restaurant List.

Spikes Asia launches See It Be It programme
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Renowned female career development platform makes Asia debut.