Danny Choo Profile for Press, a set by Danny Choo on Flickr. Via Flickr: Please keep all links intact when using on the web. Profile Standard (about 345 words) Danny Choo resides in Tokyo and runs a brand known as Culture Japan which focuses on sharing and making Japanese culture more accessible to the world through various media, contents and products - all with the help of his mascot character Mirai Suenaga. Danny’s clientele/collaboration partners include METI (Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry), MLIT (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism), Good Smile Company, Bushiroad, Volks, Dentsu, Ascii Media Works, King Records, Sega, Nitroplus, Kadokawa, Kotobukiya, Konami, Production IG, Panasonic, Sony Computer Science Laboratories, JC Staff, Google Japan, Japanese Red Cross and more. Danny is the Director and Presenter on a TV show called Culture Japan (broadcast in Japan, Asia and America) and also the host for the TV show Japan Mode (broadcast across Asia). Danny speaks at conferences and universities worldwide on Japanese Pop Culture and his activities are regularly featured in web, print and media worldwide such as CNN, BBC, NHK and G4TV. He was appointed as Creative Director by the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) for the project Mazer in 2012 and in 2013 METI appointed him as a member of the CIIC (Creative Industries Internationalization Committee). Danny is also the creator and producer of Mirai Suenaga - the mascot character for Culture Japan who has made appearances in various anime titles such as King Records “Mayo Chiki,” Kadokawa’s “Twin Angel” and the Nitroplus game “Sonicomi.” Since her creation in 2007, Mirai went on to be an official mascot for Penang Island in Malaysia and in 2013 she officially became a mascot for Japan Tourism. In 2013, Danny created Mirai Robotics which is currently working on a Mirai Suenaga doll called Smart Doll. Originally from the UK (parents are Malaysian), Danny has been working in the Japanese Internet since 1999. In his career, Danny served as Computer Engineer at Japan Airlines, Website Manager on the management team at Amazon and as CGM Product Manager at Microsoft. Danny’s full profile is available here. ############################################################################# Profile Short (about 174 words) Danny Choo resides in Tokyo and runs a brand known as Culture Japan which focuses on sharing and making Japanese culture more accessible to the world through various media, contents and products - all with the help of his mascot character Mirai Suenaga who became an official mascot for Japan Tourism in 2013. Danny is the Director and Presenter on a TV show called Culture Japan (broadcast in Japan, Asia and America) and also the host for the TV show Japan Mode (broadcast across Asia). In 2013 METI (Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry) appointed Danny as a member of the CIIC (Creative Industries Internationalization Committee) which focuses on implementing measures to facilitate the proliferation of Japanese creative content worldwide. Danny’s current project is Smart Doll - a robotic 60cm tall doll which can do everything that a Smart Phone can do apart from fit in your back trouser pocket. In his career, Danny served as Computer Engineer at Japan Airlines, Website Manager on the management team at Amazon and as CGM Product Manager at Microsoft. Danny’s full profile is available here. Contact [support at dannychoo dot com] for high res images if you need any. View more at http://ift.tt/KVfvW0
