About Us
Company Overview
Company Name：Pacific Elements Inc.
Established：2007 (founded in Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo; current company name adopted in 2010)
Representative：Hiroshi Abe
Japan Office：2-19-15-6F Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Overseas Offices：Shanghai / Manila
International Partner Locations：Hong Kong / Paris / Los Angeles / New York
Business Description：Execution management for projects and new business initiatives
Core Services：Integrated project management providing end-to-end support from concept through on-site launch
Current Structure：We operate under a consortium model: for each project, we assemble only the required functions from a network of hands-on partners we have successfully worked with across numerous engagements. Acting on the client side, our representative, Hiroshi Abe, directly oversees execution through to on-site operational launch.
Contact：Please contact us here
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Creating from the Roots of Culture and Economy.
Integrated Value Design through Four Domains of Expertise.
Message from the Founder & CEO
My career began as Head of New Business Development at a major music production company.
I was responsible for creating and managing venues that fused dining with music and culture,
overseeing more than 200 live events a year.
After establishing my own company, I collaborated with the IT industry to develop hybrid store × technology models such as “Yahoo! Cafe.”
Since then, I have launched and operated dozens of food business projects both in Japan and overseas,
developed small luxury hotels, and managed cultural commercial facilities within historical architecture in Shanghai’s Bund district.
Through these cross-cultural and cross-industry experiences, I have consistently worked at the intersection of culture and economy.
From these experiences, I came to a strong realization:
Cultural value alone does not reach people.
Only through translation, editing, and structured design can culture truly resonate within the context of the economy and generate social value.
Our approach — the Cultural Business Architecture (CBA) — is a hands-on methodology
that integrates Cultural DNA and Economic DNA, harmonizing sensibility with logic,
and bridging analog and digital dimensions to create new value centered on humanity.
Turning sensibility into systems.
Linking culture to the economy.
And implementing business into the future.
These are not theoretical slogans, but the essence of our practical knowledge,
forged through on-the-ground experience, trial, and refinement.
That is why we do not rely on commentary or abstraction —
we generate results through a grounded perspective and flexible creativity.
In the era of AI, single-field or single-perspective solutions,
and the mere reworking of existing models, can no longer open the path forward.
By fusing diverse disciplines — connecting culture and economy, sensibility and logic,
space and people, analog and digital — we aim to design an organic coexistence
that becomes the foundation for the next generation of business creation.
Hiroshi Abe CEO, Pacific Elements Inc.
For more than 25 years, Hiroshi Abe has worked on over 1,500 projects, new business initiatives, and brand strategies in Japan and overseas. He operates across the fields of food business, AI, place-making / spatial development, and music & cultural entertainment, implementing projects that connect business and culture and make them work on the ground. He has founded seven companies in Osaka, Tokyo, Shanghai, and Hong Kong, and has completed M&A exits with four of them. He is currently based in Tokyo, working through a consortium-style organizational structure across multiple projects.
Drawing on extensive hands-on operational experience, he applies a method that integrates overall vision and concept design, creative development, business and revenue structure design, and operational systems. Through this integrated project management approach, he supports corporate clients, public-sector entities, and regional initiatives all the way from business launch to stable on-the-ground operation.
Company History & Executive Profile：
Pacific Elements Inc. was established in 2007 in Nihonbashi, Tokyo, but its origins trace back to 1994, rooted in the experiences of our founder, Hiroshi Abe. The following is a brief overview of our journey at the intersection of culture and economy, presented alongside the company’s history and core achievements.
1994–2000 | Field-Based Cultural Operations
Led new business branding and venue management at a major music production company. Managed over 200 music-and-dining cultural events annually, gaining hands-on experience in delivering cultural value through business.
2000–2007 | Entrepreneurial Launch & Multidimensional Expansion
Founded a startup with capital investment from a SoftBank-affiliated technology fund. Developed pioneering models like “Yahoo Cafe,” merging IT and physical space, and implemented culture-tech fusion strategies.
2006–2011 | International Expansion & Proof of Concept
Established a Japanese-owned local corporation in Shanghai, launching a music and cultural venue in a heritage building along the city’s iconic Bund—an area with strict cultural regulations. Built diverse, locally integrated teams. Established a Hong Kong corporation to build out a wider Asia-based development network.
2010–2012 | Strategic Shift via M&A
Executed the strategic sale of four companies (approx. 220 staff), including the Shanghai entity sold to a state-owned enterprise. Transitioned to a smaller, project-based structure focused on high-value creation.
2011–Present | Integrated Cultural-Economic Business Architecture
Established new bases in Shanghai and Manila. Supporting business development through a unique approach we call Cultural Business Architecture, which fuses expertise in food, space, experience, music, and AI.
Key Achievements (Selected Highlights)
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Over 1,500 project engagements
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Capital raised from IT-focused technology funds
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Concept and production of cultural spaces such as “Yahoo Cafe”
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Planning and operation of a cultural venue in a heritage building in Shanghai’s Bund district
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M&A exits for 4 domestic and international companies (220 employees total)
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Establishment and management of overseas entities in China, Hong Kong, and the Philippines
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Cross-disciplinary business support combining food, music, real estate, and AI
Clients (Selected Examples)
Including direct/indirect, short-term/long-term engagements
Japanese Enterprises:
Yahoo Japan, SoftBank Mobile, Macquarie Asset Management, Narita International Airport, Japan Airport Terminal Co. (Haneda), J. Walter Thompson Japan, Aisin Seiki, A.T. Kearney Japan, SBI Investment, Gurunavi, Colowide, Cole Haan (formerly Nike Group), Kokuyo, Prince Hotels (Shinagawa Prince Hotel), Shinsei Bank, Space Design (former Recruit Group), Rohto Pharmaceutical, Hiroshima Bank, Strike, NTT Docomo, Hakuhodo Consulting, Nihon M&A Center, Dynac Holdings (Suntory Group), Japan Post, Marui Group, Cansystem (USEN-NEXT Group), Asahi Group Holdings, Lotte Holdings, Daiko Advertising, IMAGICA Group, among others.
Client Composition
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Domestic startups/ventures: 2%
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Domestic SMEs: 68%
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Large domestic corporations: 20%
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Overseas companies (all sizes): 10%