Book Fair for "Consulting Industry Grand Research 9th Edition" Author, a Bestseller with Over 250,000 Copies and University Co-op Ranking No. 1, Held at Junkudo Bookstore Ikebukuro Main Store

From April 11 to April 24, 2026, a book fair for Hidekazu Watanabe, Representative Director and CEO of Concord Executive Group Inc., is being held at the 1st floor of Junkudo Bookstore Ikebukuro Main Store (Toshima-ku, Tokyo). The fair introduces his books "Consulting Industry Grand Research 9th Edition" and "Career Lessons for the Future." "Consulting Industry Grand Research 9th Edition," published by Sangakusha on January 15, 2026, for 2,530 yen (tax included), is a latest edition of a popular guide for consulting careers, with over 250,000 copies sold in the series. It covers industry changes in the AI era, job descriptions, post-consulting careers, and selection strategies. It ranked No. 1 in the "Employment/Public Servant" category at the University of Tokyo Co-op (February 2026). "Career Lessons for the Future," published by Nikkei Business Jinbunko on October 3, 2017, for 858 yen (tax included), was selected as a textbook for the University of Tokyo's "Career Market Design" course in 2017 and for Hitotsubashi University's "Career Management" course from 2025. Hidekazu Watanabe is the Representative Director and CEO of Concord Executive Group and a Visiting Professor at Hitotsubashi University. He graduated from Hitotsubashi University's Faculty of Commerce. He founded Concord Executive Group in 2008, which has supported career changes for tens of thousands of business leaders. He also served as Course Director for the University of Tokyo's "Career Market Design" course in 2017 and became Representative Director of Concord Academy, launching "CareerPod." In 2025, he became a Visiting Professor at Hitotsubashi University. He received the inaugural MVP award in the Consulting category of the "Japan Headhunter Award."