Ross Rowbury
Ross Rowbury
President, Edelman Japan KK

Formerly senior managing director and COO at PRAP, Japan’s largest independent public relations firm, Mr. Rowbury is now president of Edelman Japan. Fluent in Japanese, he has been advising both foreign and Japanese companies on public relations, media strategy, and implementation for nearly two decades. He also has a wealth of experience in management training, strategic consulting, and comprehensive communications disciplines.

Omotenashi Is Not Enough: How to Bring the World to Japan

Leaders in entertainment, sports, media, and business discuss the omotenashi phenomenon and what it means for the future of Japanese hospitality.
Leaders in entertainment, sports, media, and business discuss the omotenashi phenomenon and what it means for the future of Japanese hospitality.

Japan in the Media: What Should Japan’s Story Be, and How Should Japan Communicate It?

The international media now seems to embrace all the hype of Abenomics, although it still remains to be seen whether Japan can add substance to the hype and regain its global significance.
The international media now seems to embrace all the hype of Abenomics, although it still remains to be seen whether Japan can add substance to the hype and regain its global significance.

Japan’s Transformation after 3/11 and the Future

Mr. Ross Rowbury, President and Representative Director, Edelman Japan KK, talked his view and opinion about Japan's transformation after 3/11 and the future. He visited Japan first time 34 years ago and has been living and working in Japan for decades.
Mr. Ross Rowbury, President and Representative Director, Edelman Japan KK, talked his view and opinion about Japan's transformation after 3/11 and the future. He visited Japan first time 34 years ago and has been living and working in Japan for decades.

Media, Old and New

As 3/11 unfolded, the power of social media as a...
As 3/11 unfolded, the power of social media as a...

Perspectives on the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake

The ways that the media communicates messages have a tremendous impact on the audiences, both domestic and overseas.
The ways that the media communicates messages have a tremendous impact on the audiences, both domestic and overseas.