Norihito (Ritsujin) Takahashi, Copywriter and Tetsuya Umeda, Planner at TBWA\HAKUHODO, have been selected as 2017 JAAA Creative Person of the Year Medalist by the JAAA (Japan Advertising Agencies Association). This is the 7th consecutive year in which TBWA\HAKUHODO talents have been so honored, with Haruhito Nisawadaira and Kazuaki Kuribayashi in 2016, Satoshi Chikayama and Hiroshi Urushitani in 2015, Masaharu Kumagai in 2014, Takayuki Niizawa being selected in 2013, Tomoki Harada in 2012, and Kazoo Sato in 2011.