Public | |
Industry | Public Service Announcements |
Founded | 1971 |
Founder | Keizo Saji |
Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan |
Key people
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Nobutada Saji, chairman |
Website | Advertising Council Japan (English) |
Advertising Council Japan (公益社団法人ACジャパン?, Ad Council Japan, AC Japan), formerly named Japan Advertising Council (社団法人公共広告機構 Kōkyō kōkoku kikō?, Japan Ad Council) until June 30, 2009, is a private non-profit organization that distributes Japanese public service announcements on behalf of various sponsors, including both non-profit organizations and government agencies.
It was established on July 7, 1971 in Osaka, Japan as "Kansai Advertising Council (関西公共広告機構 Kansai Kōkyō kōkoku kikō?)" by Keizo Saji, then chairman of Suntory, and had activities in the Kansai region. Then it was reorganised as the nationwide private organization named "Japan Advertising Council (社団法人公共広告機構 Kōkyō kōkoku kikō?)" in 1974, and then renamed to the present name on July 1, 2009.