© 2026 NodeMode · Japan / Global
Brands worked with: adidas, Cartier, Omnicom, Honda, Sony, Hakuhodo, T-Mobile, TBWA\Chiat\Day, Uber, Special, Microsoft, Toyota, Disney, dentsu, TikTok, Marvel, Activision, Nissan, Nike, Gatorade, L'Oréal, AKQA, WPP, Publicis
Making global ideaswork across cultures.
NodeMode finds where ideas break between markets, then rebuilds them so they work locally without losing what made them powerful.
03 / Where are you starting from?
Entering Japan? Rebuilding there? Going outward?
NodeMode finds where strategy, product, and creative break between markets: then rebuilds them, senior-led, with the team the problem needs.
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04 / Proof and contact
Cannes Lions · Effie Gold · Spikes Asia · One Show · Clio · Webby · Recognition →
Founded by Norio Ichikawa.Tokyo-born, West Coast-raised,native in both.

























