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Purpose-driven Management

Mission Statement

Connect People for a Brighter Future

Purpose

M&A Expert to support sustainable growth through strategy with ESG

Value

Our priority is clients' sustainable growth and social responsibility
with integrity and transparency.
Solve social issues and build sustainable future together
through innnovative solutions and professional knowledges/experiences


Business

Consulting

Interested in establishing presence in Japan soon? Depending on your interest in business types, we will be able to search for a suitable candidate through our business networks

Cross-border M&A

Cross-border M&A

Regardless of your interests, M&A is one of the quick ways to establish your presence in Japan.
Marketing options will be provided depending on your needs.

Business Succession

Business Succession

Many Japanese mid- to small companies are looking for successors to make thier technologies and know-hows to be sustained.
Some seminars will be provided depending on your interests.

Investment Opportunites in Japan

Investment Opportunites in Japan

Due to stronger US dollars against Japanese yen, M&A opportunities became more attractive than before. On the other hand, mid- to small Japanese companies with great skills and know-hows are struggling to find a way for sustainable growth.
This provides a great opportunity for both Japanese and non-Japanese companies to grow together for brighter future.


Exective Director

Greeting

Executive DirectorHiromi Yamaguchi

山口 裕美

At Asua Creation, guided by our aspiration to “connect people and co‑create a sustainable future,” we have walked alongside small and medium‑sized enterprises to create value through management strategy, ESG, and branding.

Recently, our work and perspective were featured in the Wall Street Journal online special “NEXT ERA LEADERS × WSJ” (published September 3, 2025). The piece reaffirmed our conviction that positioning ESG as the “missing piece” of growth—clarifying direction, value, and purpose—becomes a driving force for sustainable performance.

What we value most is the dual pursuit of profit and trust. The trust of stakeholders—business partners, customers, employees, financial institutions, and local communities—compounds into stronger recruitment, financing, and brand equity, and ultimately into profit. As a first step, we strongly recommend reviewing your business portfolio—right‑sizing and refocusing. By pausing to decide where to concentrate limited people, assets, and capital, you lay the foundation for management that delivers both trust and profit. Change your point of view even slightly, and profit, trust, and the future change with it.

Asua Creation supports building a company of choice through a three‑in‑one approach:

  • Strategy × ESG: weaving ESG into medium‑ to long‑term plans and converting non‑financial value into outcomes;

  • Brand Creation & Marketing: codifying why you are chosen and building systems that communicate and scale it;

  • Executive Education: equipping leaders to raise the flag themselves and drive implementation inside and outside the organization.

We also offer the “ESG Brain Nurtureing” services, which equips management with the mindset and practical toolkit to advance ESG. Grounded in real‑world practice, we accompany you from organizational design and planning through execution and embedding—tailored to your stage.

To leaders seeking to deepen and expand business with major enterprises, and to those aiming to become a partner of choice: let’s redesign management that reconciles trust and profit through the lenses of ESG and branding.  A new focus—starting with portfolio streamlining—will become the foundation for your next stage of growth.

Encouraged by the WSJ coverage, we will continue to prioritize practical implementation that works on the ground for SMEs. Please feel free to contact us.

I hope to give advisory/consulting services to you soon.

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Short Profile

Since 1992

  • Worked at The Coca-Cola Company Business Unit and regional bottling companies in Japan and Singapore.
  • Gained experience in both building and executing business strategies.
  • Held responsibility for sales and operating profit as General Manager.

2014 - 2021

  • Engaged in Sustainability and Enterprise Risk Management as part of management strategy.
  • Head-hunted to Takeda Pharmaceutical's ESG team, contributing to infrastructure development.

September 2023

  • Became an independent business strategy consultant.
  • Provided advice primarily on the creation and operation of business strategy with ESG promotion frameworks.

March 2024

  • Appointed as an advisory board member of Station Hill Capital in the UK.

June 2025

  • Independent Director of a listed company

Exective Education

2023 Director Boot Camp, Director Roll Play program, BDTI
2023 Veblen Director Program, Partner
2022 Cambridge Judge Business School
Executive Education in Social Innovation

Education

1992 University of Virginia Darden School of Business
MBA in General Management

Award from The Coca-Cola Company

2014 Global Marketing & Commercial Excellence Awards
2008 Global Marketing Award: ILOHAS Launch in Japan

Contact

Please contact me through my LinkedIn profile.

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