{"id":17,"date":"2020-07-17T02:13:47","date_gmt":"2020-07-16T17:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedoq.com\/en\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2026-03-20T11:54:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T02:54:52","slug":"crew","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thedoq.com\/en\/crew\/","title":{"rendered":"CREW"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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CREW<\/h1>\n<\/section>\n\n
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\n Meet the doq members<\/span>\n \"\"<\/span>\n <\/h2>\n

Our team of diverse skills and professional backgrounds are tied together
by a passion for cross-cultural strategy.<\/p>\n

Most importantly, we love what we do!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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  • Yoshinori Sakuno<\/span>Founder & Group Managing Director<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Raised in Japan before launching his career in Leo Burnett\u2019s Tokyo office and Chicago HQ, Yoshi established doq\u00ae in 2009 when settling in Australia. With over 20 years of international experience specialising in building enduring brands, he continues to develop his marketing acumen, recently obtaining his second Masters Degree, Digital Media Management at Hyper Island Singapore. Building a diverse cross-cultural team at doq\u00ae, his focus remains in better bridging together Australia and Japan through marketing and innovation.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n
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      Kota Nagami<\/span>General Manager<\/span><\/p>\n

      From a background of architecture and tourism marketing, Kota’s strategic planning experience helps him reign in ideas and balance them with logic and feasibility. <\/p>\n <\/li>\n

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      Kohta Suda<\/span>Account Planning Supervisor<\/span><\/p>\n

      Drawing on my experience in new business development and inbound tourism at an advertising agency, I handle marketing planning and execution. Born in Kobe and graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts. Favorite beach: Balmoral Beach.<\/p>\n <\/li>\n

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      Maki Watabe<\/span>Account Planning Supervisor<\/span><\/p>\n

      A professional in tourism promotion management, Maki is passionate about growing Japan’s inbound tourism sector. She produces marketing strategies for clients with her extensive knowledge and cross-cultural understanding from having lived in multiple countries and cities.<\/p>\n <\/li>\n

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      Akiko Nagai<\/span>Account Planning Manager<\/span><\/p>\n

      Akiko brings superior marketing and event management support to the team. Based in Japan, she remains our go-to contact for any logistics on the ground.<\/p>\n <\/li>\n

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      Victoria Fang<\/span>Account Planning Manager<\/span><\/p>\n

      Raised in Japan before studying in Australia, Victoria has extensive experience in assisting European and Australian organisations to penetrate the Japanese market.<\/p>\n <\/li>\n

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      Yuko Masuda<\/span>Account Planning Manager<\/span><\/p>\n

      With a background in marketing spanning across digital and offline sectors in Japan and internationally, Yuko has managed a wide range of B2B and B2C projects. While being raised in Japan, Yuko developed a connection to Australian culture through her parent’s long residency experience and from numerous visits to Sydney. She is passionate about bridging Japanese and Australian perspectives and joined doq\u00ae in 2024.<\/p>\n <\/li>\n

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      Yuta Ichikawa<\/span>Digital Marketing Planning Manager<\/span><\/p>\n

      Yuta has extensive knowledge of digital marketing, acting as our resident expert when perfecting online campaigns. <\/p>\n <\/li>\n \n

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      Saho Kataoka<\/span>Account Planning Manager<\/span><\/p>\n

      A marketing specialist with 4+ years of experience at a digital marketing agency in Japan. Saho has deep understanding in digital advertising strategies and operations. <\/p>\n <\/li>\n

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      Kaori Ishii<\/span>\nAccount Planning Manager<\/span><\/p>\n

      With over three years of experience at a leading PR agency in Japan, I have developed extensive expertise in both digital and offline marketing strategies. I have successfully managed a wide range of B2B and B2C projects, with a strong focus on PR-driven strategic planning and execution. Passionate about supporting marketing in Australia\u2019s engaged and informed consumer landscape, I joined doq\u00ae to help create and deliver impactful strategies across diverse industries. <\/p>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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      CREW Meet the doq members Our team of diverse skills and professional backgrounds are tied together by a passion for cross-cultural strategy. Most importantly, we love what we do! Yoshinori SakunoFounder & Group Managing Director Raised in Japan before launching his career in Leo Burnett\u2019s Tokyo office and Chicago HQ, Yoshi established doq\u00ae in 2009 when settling in Australia. With over 20 years of international experience specialising in building enduring brands, he continues to develop his marketing acumen, recently obtaining his second Masters Degree, Digital Media Management at Hyper Island Singapore. Building a diverse cross-cultural team at doq\u00ae, his focus remains in better bridging together Australia and Japan through marketing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"full","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedoq.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedoq.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedoq.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedoq.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedoq.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17"}],"version-history":[{"count":39,"href":"https:\/\/thedoq.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1140,"href":"https:\/\/thedoq.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17\/revisions\/1140"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedoq.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}