At ANS Associates, we have launched and are operating ANSLists, an information platform that introduces "friendly" companies and organizations committed to building a sustainable and environmentally responsible society—one that is also planet-, human-, community-, and material/product-friendly. We firmly believe that corporate activities in the 21st century will be driven by these "friendly" companies.
Currently, ANSLists is primarily available in Japanese, but we are actively working on an English version.
For many years, we have provided business support and consulting services for companies entering the Japanese market, fostering collaborations between overseas businesses and Japanese enterprises in the Information and communications technology (ICT) sector.
Through these activities, we recognized the need for an information platform to introduce Japanese SMEs with exceptional technologies to global markets. In response, we launched two projects in 2007: ANSListsβ and ANSLists Video (also known as CxO Interview).
The current ANSLists expands on these initiatives, incorporating our insights and commentary. At ANS Associates, our primary focus remains the ongoing development and strategic operation of ANSLists, ensuring its continued growth and impact.
Contact
Email: anslists@ansassociates.jp
Team
Akio is the co-founder of ANSLists, a project that highlights companies contributing to the sustainability of the planet and global society. Previously, he was a General Partner at ANS Associates, a business consulting firm he founded in 2006.
With over 30 years of experience in the ICT industry, he has led Japan operations for multiple foreign companies. Before that, he worked at Hitachi, Ltd., where he held several management positions in international business within the ICT sector.
He holds a BSc in Electrical Engineering from Keio University and currently resides in Tokyo.
Akihiko Ogura
Akihiko is Co-founding partner of ANSLists project. Thoughtfully understanding the concept of ANSLists project, he has kindly agreed to support us by bringing his innovative ideas, jointly launching and operating the project, despite of his retirement ages and being fully absorbed in diving.
He is a seasoned veteran in public relations field where he mainly worked for foreign country-based IT companies ranging from computers manufacturers, information & communications systems manufacturers through a telecommunications service provider. He holds LLM degree at Vanderbilt University Law school. He lives in Okinawa since 2011.
(Advisor)
Mr. Tetsuo Mikami
Mr. Mikami was a business partner at ANS Associates. He is an influential seasoned veteran with his unparalleled successful track records in the telecom carrier space and industries, founded CASL (Challenge And Smile Laboratories) to provide consulting services for global business and human resources development in 2013.
Before founding CASL, Mr. Mikami was Vice President and Executive Officer at Hitachi Cable. Prior to Hitachi Cable, he spent more than 30 years with NTT Group, taking a variety of senior executive positions which included CEO of NTT Singapore, Vice President of Global Business at NTT Communications, General Manager of Long Distance at NTT (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone), Director of Corporate Planning at NTT America, and Senior Manager, Europe and North America at NTT.
Mr. Mikami holds Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Electronic Engineering from Yokohama National University (YNU). He serves Yokohama Kogyoukai, Public Interest Incorporated Foundation as Director of the board. He also serves Alumni Association of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at YNU as Chairman.