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UK firms and solutions were on display at the ENEX 2019 Energy and Environ­ment Exhibition from 29 to 31 January at Tokyo Big Sight.

British Chamber of Commerce in Japan (BCCJ) members and guests gathered for the Executive Shopping Christmas Evening at KEF Music Gallery in Yurakucho on 18 December. PHOTO: CALDERWOOD IMAGES

Dr Florian Kohlbacher, director for The Economist Intelligence Unit, Japan and Korea, led a lunchtime talk followed by an arm-chair discussion about geo-political and economic issues on 30 January at ANA InterContinental Tokyo.

The Shibuya International Rugby Club took advantage of sunny skies on 10 February, following snow the day before, to coach kids at the British School in Tokyo Showa Campus.

The British School in Tokyo’s 19:20 Project, which aims to deliver unique experiences and resources for students in the lead up to the Rugby World Cup 2019 and the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, won the International Impact category at the International Schools Association ISA Awards in London on 22 January.

The British School in Tokyo boys basketball team defeated KAIS International School 54–19 in a game played on 12 February.

The UK in Japan 2019–20 campaign, which will highlight and promote UK strengths in culture and business, was unveiled in an event at the British Embassy Tokyo on 30 January.

BCCJ Executive Director Lori Henderson MBE (front right) met with representatives of Mitsubishi Estate on 5 February to build a relation­ship on a range of matters, including rugby.

From left: Tove Kinooka of Global Perspectives, Heather McLeish of EY Japan and Aragon St-Charles of Hogan Lovells spoke at the BCCJ event Building a Sustainable Workplace on 20 January at the Hogan Lovells office in Kasumigaseki.

British Chamber of Commerce in Japan (BCCJ) President David Bickle welcomes members and guests to the BCCJ Shinnenkai at Palazzo Ducale Azabu in Roppongi on 17 January.

BCCJ members and guests ushered in a new business year.

Students from the British School in Tokyo took part in debates at the Model United Nations Conference in Osaka on 11–12 January. Topics included combatting disinformation and control of nuclear weapons, with each student representing a different country.

BCCJ Executive Director Lori Henderson MBE and Nobu Asai, chief executive officer of KEF, maker of speakers and audio gear, at the new member welcome meeting at the KEF offices in Marunouchi on 10 January.

The Japan–British Society (JBS) held the Junior Group Christmas Wreath Workshop on 15 December in the JBS office. Participants made Christmas swags using dried and fresh materials under the guidance of Hamei Matsumoto, a JBS member and certified Sougetsu Ikebana teacher.

The British Council Japan hosted Building Japan–UK Research Collaboration on Climate Change, a workshop for RENKEI—the Japan–UK Research and Education Network for Knowledge Economy Initiatives—on 29–30 November.

Representatives from the Kagoshima Visitor’s Bureau, led by Director Keisuke Kogi, paid a new member welcome visit to the BCCJ office on 11 December.

Japanese Ambassador to the UK Koji Tsuruoka dances at the Japan Matsuri 2018 on 30 September in Trafalgar Square, London.

The British School in Tokyo Ski Club went on their first trip of the new year to Minakami, Gunma Prefecture, on 11–13 January.

The British Chamber of Commerce in Japan, together with 11 other foreign chambers of commerce, gathered at the Embassy of Canada to Japan on 11 December for the annual joint chamber bonenkai.

Ryohei Yanagi, chief financial officer of Eisai Co., Ltd. (center right), spoke at the BCCJ breakfast event entitled “Corporate Governance: Japan’s Inconvenient Truth”, on 27 November at the Shangri-La Hotel Tokyo.

Former players spoke at the 2018 Media Party Rugby Appreciation Night on 3 December at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan.

British Chamber of Commerce in Japan member firms joined a BCCJ workshop to discuss agile working, which is defined by UK institutions such as NHS England as “a way of working in which an organisation empowers its people to work where, when and how they choose, to optimise their performance”. The event was held on 21 November at Mitsui Fudosan’s Work Styling Tokyo Midtown.

Chris J Reed, bestselling author and global CEO and founder of Black Marketing, presented a mini masterclass about LinkedIn on 4 December at Oakwood Premier Tokyo Midtown.

Japan-British Society 2018 award winners Rob Williams (second left), founder of Knights in White Lycra fundraising cyclists, and Miyako Yoshida OBE, former principal guest artist at the Royal Ballet, are flanked by Custom Media President Robert Heldt (left) and Publisher Simon Farrell, on 4 December at the Imperial Hotel Tokyo.

EY held its annual Winning Women event on 3 December at Tokyo Midtown.

Shangri-La Tokyo Director of Sales and Marketing Jade Woon (left) and General Manager Marcus Bauder (right) with British Chamber of Commerce in Japan Executive Director Lori Henderson MBE at the hotel on 30 November.

This year’s BBA set a record for attendance. Here are some of the more than 400 British Chamber of Commerce in Japan members and guests who gathered at the Grand Hyatt Tokyo on 2 November to celebrate the best in UK–Japan business partnership.

This year’s BBA set a record for attendance. Here are some of the more than 400 British Chamber of Commerce in Japan members and guests who gathered at the Grand Hyatt Tokyo on 2 November to celebrate the best in UK–Japan business partnership.

This year’s BBA set a record for attendance. Here are some of the more than 400 British Chamber of Commerce in Japan members and guests who gathered at the Grand Hyatt Tokyo on 2 November to celebrate the best in UK–Japan business partnership.

This year’s BBA set a record for attendance. Here are some of the more than 400 British Chamber of Commerce in Japan members and guests who gathered at the Grand Hyatt Tokyo on 2 November to celebrate the best in UK–Japan business partnership.