We, **ANS Associates** have newly launched ANSLIsts2.0 project, on which we list up technology and/or manufacturing companies (mostly in SMB areas) that are conscious of the sustainability of the earth and the global society and striving to reflect it into their business. With ANSLists2.0, we attempt to provide those companies with a platform which may ease them to find partners to form up eco-systems to assure and keep the earth and the global society sustainable from generation to generation. ANSLists2.0 are going to be kept developed in two languages, Japanese (ANSList2.0J) and English (ANSList2.0E). We used to be a business consulting firm that helped foreign companies enter into the ICT market of Japan. In parallel with it, we voluntarily opened up a portal site of ANSListsĪ² in 2007, which has been introducing Japanese small and medium sized technology companies to the global market. CxO Interview was one of trials to enhance ANSListsĪ². Now, we are pretty excited to introduce those companies, as described above, on ANSLists2.0 which is further enhanced version of ANSListsĪ². If interested in what we did in the past, please refer to the so-named section at the bottom of this page.
We at ANS Associates have launched and are operating an information siteĀ Ā ANSLists, which introduces "friendly" companies and organizations that aim for a sustainable and environmentally friendly society that would have to be human and community friendly,too. We are convinced that the corporate activities of the 21st century will be carried out by these "friendly" companies.
ANSListsĀ is currently available mainly in Japanese, but we are also working on an English version.
We have long been engaged in a business supporting andĀ consulting activities for market entry into Japan, including collaboration between overseasĀ companies and Japanese enterprises in the technology sector.
Through these activities, we strongly felt the need for an information support site to introduce Japanese SMEs with excellent technologies to overseas markets. Hence, since 2007, we have been operated two projects:Ā Ā ANSListsĪ²Ā andĀ ANSLists Video (also known as CxO Interview).
ANSLists aforementioned is an extension of the this effort adding our brief comment.Ā The primary focus of our current activities at ANS Associates lies in the continuous and progressive development and operation of ANSLists.
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Our offices are located in Tokyo and Okinawa.
Akio Saito
Akio is Co-founder of ANSLists2.0 project with which we are listing companies expected to be contributors to ensuring sustainability of the earth and the global society. He used to be General Partner at a business consulting firm, ANS Associates, which was founded in 2006. He is a seasoned executive in ICT industry where he used to run Japan operations for various foreign companies for over 30 years.
Prior to the roles working for the foreign companies, he had worked for Hitachi, Ltd where taking several managment roles at an international business sector of ICT field. He holds BSc degree in Electric Engineering at Keio University in Tokyo where he lives.
Akihiko Ogura Akihiko is Co-founding partner of ANSLists2.0 project. Thoughtfully understanding the concept of ANSLists2.0 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 Vanderbild University Law school. He lives in Okinawa since 2011.