ON THE CORNER

ON THE CORNER (株式会社オン・ザ・コーナー, On the corner Inc.) is a Japanese creative production company founded in November 2008. Based in Tokyo, it describes itself as a "produce group" formed by members who create real-world value from the internet. The company's name carries the message of stepping out from virtual space onto the street, gathering the power of many people, and delivering fun and interesting things that did not exist before. The company operates across several business areas: marketing and planning, design and web development, content development and writing, event and shop production. It handles creative planning and development across genres in line with market seasons and needs; develops and operates promotional tools such as posters and leaflets as well as websites; provides content for web and paper media; and produces events related to film, sports, and culture, including the planning and operation of sports restaurants and bars. ON THE CORNER has built a track record centered on soccer, producing a wide range of content and handling website planning, construction, and operation. Its work includes building official mobile sites and translating more than 5,000 overseas news articles per year into original Japanese articles, work that requires reliability and accuracy. It also plans and develops media sites and produces events that can only happen in the here and now. The representative director and CEO is Yoshiaki Kiyoshi (清 義明), born in 1967 in Kanagawa Prefecture and a graduate of Chuo University's Faculty of Literature. Before entering the web industry, he worked at Namco (株式会社ナムコ) in business strategy and as a producer. He has produced numerous entertainment and sports sites, and is also active as a writer and journalist. He produced "GAZZA!", one of Japan's earliest soccer bars, and has been involved in planning many restaurants. He serves as an advisor to the Sports Restaurant Broadcasting Association, is a producer of the Tokyo International Football Film Festival, and is a former representative director of the NPO Hamatra Yokohama Football Network. His book "Soccer and Patriotism" (『サッカーと愛国』, East Press) won the Mizuno Sports Writer Award and the Soccer Book Grand Prize. ON THE CORNER positions itself as a group that creates the exciting "now" of the street corner, sending creative messages to many people in pursuit of what's next.

ON THE CORNER Inc. (株式会社オン・ザ・コーナー) was established in November 2008 in Japan. It was founded as a production group by members who aimed to create real-world content and entertainment from the internet. The company name reflects the idea of moving from virtual space out onto the street, gathering the power of many people, and providing fun and interesting things that had not existed before. From its early years, the company focused on soccer-related content. It produced "GAZZA!", described as one of Japan's earliest soccer bars, and went on to handle numerous content production projects, website planning, construction, and operation, primarily centered on soccer. Its work expanded to include building official mobile sites and translating more than 5,000 overseas news articles per year into original Japanese articles, a task requiring high reliability and accuracy. The representative director and CEO, Yoshiaki Kiyoshi, born in 1967 in Kanagawa Prefecture, graduated from Chuo University's Faculty of Literature. Before joining the web industry, he worked at Namco (株式会社ナムコ) in business strategy and as a producer. He has produced many entertainment and sports websites and is also active as a freelance writer and journalist. He has been involved in subtitling and translation for numerous soccer films. In addition to producing GAZZA!, he has planned many restaurants. He serves as an advisor to the Sports Restaurant Broadcasting Association, is a producer of the Tokyo International Football Film Festival, and is a former representative director of the NPO Hamatra Yokohama Football Network. His book "Soccer and Patriotism" (『サッカーと愛国』, published by East Press) won the Mizuno Sports Writer Award and the Soccer Book Grand Prize. His recent works include "The World Becoming 2chan" (『2ちゃん化する世界』, Shinyosha). As of the official website, ON THE CORNER operates in five main areas: Marketing & Planning, Design & Web Development, Contents & Writing, Event, and Shop Development. The company continues to pursue originality and uniqueness in content production and event planning, aiming to create the exciting "now" of the street corner and send creative messages to a wide audience.

• 2008

  Company founded in November 2008.

• Produced "GAZZA!", one of Japan's earliest soccer bars.

• Began translating over 5,000 overseas news articles per year into original Japanese articles.

A creative production group that creates content and entertainment from the internet to the street, specializing in soccer-related content and events.

• Marketing and Planning

  Creative planning and development across genres in line with market seasons and needs.

• Design & Web

  Development and operation of promotional tools such as posters and leaflets, and websites, proposing new media and information dissemination styles.

• Contents Development & Writing

  Providing content for web and paper media.

• Event & Shop Produce

  Producing events related to film, sports, and culture, as well as planning and operating sports restaurants and bars.

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