{"id":658,"date":"2021-07-02T13:05:55","date_gmt":"2021-07-02T04:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.azma-associates.com\/?p=658"},"modified":"2026-04-01T08:02:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T23:02:29","slug":"yuko-shirazawa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azma-associates.com\/?p=658","title":{"rendered":"Yuko Shirazawa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'>\r\n                <div class=\"twp-read-time\">\r\n                \t<i class=\"booster-icon twp-clock\"><\/i> <span>Read Time:<\/span>42 Second                <\/div>\r\n\r\n            <\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u767d\u6fa4 \u7950\u5b50<br>Research Consultant<br>Tokyo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Yuko Shirazawa is a Researcher at AZMA &amp; Associates&#8217; Tokyo office with over 20 years of experience in the executive search industry. 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