マレーシア・マハティール元首相の財団「The BrandLaureate」より
2014年度の The BrandLaureate Brand Personality Award を受賞
Morinosuke Kawaguchi is honored and humbled to have received The BrandLaureate Brand Personality Award in Kuala Lumpur last week.
The BrandLaureate Letter – Morinosuke Kawaguchi
Morinosuke article @ BrandLaureate Magazine

This prestigious award’s patron is H. E. Tun Dr. Mahathir, who has been Morinosuke’s hero for decades. Thank you for this great honor!
This award was presented to Morinosuke by the President of The Asia Pacific Brand Foundation’s President, Dr KK Johan and its CEO Chew Bee Peng who are both branding gurus. Thank you for having found Morinosuke!

The BrandLaureate is a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion and improvement of branding standards in the Asia Pacific region and across the globe, is keen to confer awards to people who have or had done much for their country, through their sweats, tears, passions and against all odds, managed to prove and achieve a legacy among the people. These individuals have contributed greatly to the growth of a business, brand, or an industry in their own rights and terms.
Hence, The BrandLaureate International Brand Personality Award is initiated to honour these successful individuals whose contributions have helped the nation to grow, enhanced the well-being of society and making others to live more at their utmost best. You can read more on what The BrandLaureate has done at http://www.thebrandlaureate.com/2011/bp-menu.html. You may like to know that recipients of these Awards include the late Former President Nelson Mandela, Hillary Clinton, the late Steve Jobs, Professor Robert Fry Engle (Nobel Laureate for Economics), Professor Ferid Murad (Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine) & Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook founder); leadership gurus – Tony Buzan, John Maxwell & Marshall Goldsmith; sports personalities – Wladimir Klitschko (IBF, WBO & WBA), Michael Schumacher, Martina Navratilova, Ivan Lendl, Tiger Woods; entertainers – Sir Cliff Richard, Kitaro, Neyo, Lea Salonga, Earth Wind and Fire, Johnny Tillotson, Taylor Swift and many others.

The Asia Pacific Brands Foundation (APBF) presented Morinosuke Kawaguchi with The BrandLaureate International Brand Personality Award for his admirable contribution as a breakthrough futurist, systematic explorer, leading trendsetter, enlightening visionary and profound destiny-shaper of contemporary times; one presently carving the prospective life paths of many a soul for times to come, while innovating upon the best of the present world in order to manifest a brighter future of dreams.

Founded in 2005, the Asia Pacific Brand Foundation (APBF) is a non-profit organisation dedicated to developing brands in a myriad of business backdrops. Led by its Patron, H.E. Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, Malaysia’s fourth Prime Minister together with a Board of Governors who are experienced captains of industries and brand icons.

The Asia Pacific Brands Foundation has conferred upon Morinosuke Kawaguchi the International Brand Personality Award in recognition of his work as a futurist and innovation expert of the concepts of Monozukuri and Otaku subcultures.

Highly regarded as Japan’s foremost futurist, award-winning author, designer and innovation expert, his masterful visions has indeed infused the much needed passion into the respective realm. Founder of Morinoske Company Ltd., he continuously creates a bridge between the set industry and creative subculture.

Brands are not confined to just products and services but include individuals. Successful individuals who have contributed greatly to the growth of a business, brand or an industry are personalities in their own right. The Asia Pacific Brands Foundation (APBF) takes cognizance of the role of these individuals and their contributions to society.

The BrandLaureate Brand Personality Awards is initiated to honor these successful individuals whose contributions have helped the nation to grow, enhanced the well being of society and make our lives more comfortable. The BrandLaureate Brand Personality Awards includes The BrandLaureate Hall of Fame Awards, The BrandLaureate Patron Awards, The BrandLaureate Brand Personality Awards and The BrandLaureate -SMEs Brand Personality Awards.