Edelman Japan has been hired by the Prime Minister’s Office of Japan to provide media relations support for the government's global communication activities surrounding international conferences and events.
According to Foreign Agents Registration Act documents filed in late September, Edelman will work to burnish the Japanese government’s reputation “by providing communications that support activities and secure partnerships,” and will also “manage and coordinate media” that promotes Japan’s global communications activities at international events.
Edelman is providing its services to Japan’s NTT Advertising Inc. per the scope of the work, and will plan its PR programs and strategies toward the goals outlined by that company. NTT is one of Japan's largest advertising agencies.
Edelman is billing ¥ 89,623,800 (about $878,000) for the work.
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