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Cover Feature Making Waves in Tidal EnergyIn a series of sea lochs and inlets on the western coast of Orkney, northern Scotland, there is movement in the water. |
BCCJ ACUMEN’s Purpose:To strengthen UK-Japan economic and cultural relations by providing BCCJ Members, the British community, and others in Japan with a forum to promote their products and services, share ideas and information, and cultivate Anglo-Japanese understanding and cooperation. |
Features
Japanese Media What You Missed in the Japanese PressAfter Dark: Times Still Hard; Parental Presents; Will New LDP Policies Foment Clock-watching?; Getting Them Young |
Anniversary UK–Japan: History HighlightsThe second part in our series on the 400th anniversary of UK–Japan ties notes some major events that have linked the two countries. |
Profile FT: The Honest Financier’s FriendFamously pink and the must-read publication for anyone in the business world, the Financial Times recently marked its 125th birthday. |
Interview Yuzo YagiPresident, chairman and CEO of Yagi Tsusho Limited |
Interview David Swan |
Corporate Governance Warning: Reform or Fail |
Poll FCIJ Business Confidence SurveyThe 23rd Foreign Chambers in Japan Business Confidence Survey received 293 valid responses from members of business organisations and 18 foreign chambers of commerce. |
Industry Anti-bribery and Corruption Law: Renewed IntentFirms operating globally should take note. Revised guidance from both the US and UK authorities together with strong statements of renewed intent signal that enforcement actions are expected to continue to heat up in the years ahead. |
Industry Compliance: Avoiding Traps for the UnwaryAlmost all public firms mention their commitment to compliance on their websites and publicity materials. Such pronouncements are important, but they are nothing more than empty words unless they are backed by action. |
Industry Strategy Isn’t the IssueI recently attended a highly interactive corporate planning and strategy event in Tokyo, together with many prominent local chief executive officers from global players. |
Charity TELL: “Forty for the Future”Forty years ago, a lone volunteer in a small room somewhere in Tokyo picked up a phone and said: “Tokyo English Life Line. Can I help you?” |
Adventure Scuppered, Saved and Happy SocksUtterly undeterred by Tropical Storm Mawar scuppering her initial attempt to be the first person to row solo across the North Pacific from Japan to Canada in May last year, Sarah Outen set out once again from Choshi Marina, Chiba Prefecture, shortly after 3:30pm on 27 April on the toughest leg of her journey by bicycle, kayak and rowing boat around the planet. |
Sport Stumped!In June, the quintessential English game of cricket will become the first major Western sport to hit the 150-year mark in terms of documented matches. |
Sport Howzat for Holyrood Honour?The Scottish Parliament has recognised the contribution that Alex Miyaji, chief executive officer of the Japan Cricket Association, has made to the promotion of cricket in Japan. In addition, they proposed a match between Scotland and Japan to help the growth of the sport here, and cement ties between the two nations. |
Art Desperate, Joyous and IntenseIs God an accountant or a butcher?” This question, in a modern comedy I once attended, resonates in my mind. I remember an intense dialogue between a man and a woman, with nothing else on stage except two chairs. |
Arts & Culture Arts EventsArts events compiled by Yoko Yanagimoto. |
Health Well-being or Discomfort?Only the youngest of my daughters, now six years old, has any interest in becoming a doctor. She is already preparing for her future career; her toy stethoscope is getting plenty of use. |
If You Ask Me Irony of the Iron LadyIn death, as in life, she was divisive and, no doubt, relished the fact. When news came of the death of Baroness Margaret Thatcher at the age of 87, few could have been surprised. |
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