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On November 6–7 at Kamiyacho Trust Tower, the first public exhibition for international residents was held—Expat Expo Tokyo 2020. Custom Media’s recently rebranded platform GoConnect made its public debut at the event, with lots of giveaways from the platform and its Partners, as well as a raffle in support of a very worthy charity.

In March, we launched Connect by CM—a free digital marketplace platform to support local businesses economically hit the hardest by Covid-19, as an extension of the Custom Media website. Constantly innovating and adding new features by listening to our Members and Partners, the platform quickly grew beyond its earlier purpose.

Tokyo-based Custom Media has been named overall winner of the Best Corporate Social Responsibility category at the 2020 Best Business Awards, for its Connect initiative to help local businesses and charities worldwide affected by Covid-19.

Connect is a dedicated digital marketplace offering SMEs, entrepreneurs, independent businesses and other local companies in Japan much-needed free visibility and valuable promotion.

To help ensure the safety of our staff and reduce the risk of Covid-19, the Custom Media team will work away from our office from Monday, March 30 until further notice.

Sengan-en, Shoko Shuseikan Museum, and Shimadzu Satsuma Kiriko Glassworks of Kagoshima Prefecture have won Silver Prize in the World’s Best Attraction category of the 2019 International Travel & Tourism Awards (ITTA) at the World Travel Market (WTM).

July 15, 2019 (TOKYO)—Custom Media K.K. is delighted to announce that it has joined Advertising & Marketing Independent Network (AMIN) Worldwide, a global alliance of more than 50 independent marketing agencies.

July 8, 2019 (TOKYO)—Dow Jones & Company Inc. and Custom Media K.K. announced today the launch of a Japanese-language version of Mansion Global, the premium property and luxury lifestyle quarterly magazine that connects high-net-worth individuals with select real estate and aspirational living.

Custom Media and President Robert Heldt were recently featured in the leading technology magazine CIO Advisor.

Custom Media is delighted to announce that it has been honored by Top Digital Agency (TDA) with two major awards for Excellence in Copywriting and Graphic Design in 2018.

Custom Media President Robert Heldt was interviewed for the September issue of Dutch magazine MarketingTribune.

Award-winning design house thanks clients, staff and vendors on 10th anniversary TOKYO, March 22, 2018—Japan’s largest English-language magazine publisher and content creator today proudly celebrates 10 years of innovation and diversity with a new logo and slogan, Decade of Digital: President Robert Heldt established Custom Media KK in his spare bedroom in March 2008, before […]