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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.
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.
Centre: Secretary of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs Jeremy Hunt MP visited Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike on September 18. From left: Rebecca Bell, Mr Hunt’s private secretary; Kate White, Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) director Asia-Pacific; Edward Jones, special advisor to Mr Hunt; Richard Moore, FCO director general of political affairs; and British Ambassador to Japan Paul Madden CMG. PHOTO: Simon Farrell/Custom Media
Lloyd’s of London CEO Dame Inga Kristine Beale, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, and British Ambassador to Japan Paul Madden CMG spoke at “A Diverse and Inclusive Tale of Two Cities,” presented by the British Chamber of Commerce in Japan (BCCJ), British Council Japan, and Lloyds Japan at the British Embassy Tokyo on October 10. Photo: British Embassy Tokyo
Equiom Solutions’ Managing Director Helen Woods leads a lively discussion on women in leadership at the office of the British Chamber of Commerce in Japan on 14 September. Woods, who manages a team of tax professionals, was visiting Tokyo as part of a wider tour of Asia.
Representatives of chambers of commerce of 11 of the 19 nations set to play in the Rugby World Cup 2019 present a certificate to the event’s organising committee, pledging support for Japan’s delivery of the tournament. The pledge certificate, attributed to the Rugby Alliance, which includes the BCCJ, was handed over at an event at Tokyo’s Happo-en Garden on 19 September.
Lord-Lieutenant Tim Stevenson OBE (left) presents the Queen’s Award to James Lawson, chairman of Intralink. The honour recognises “outstanding achievements by UK businesses” in overseas trade, innovation, sustainable development and social mobility. Intralink helps British and other firms expand into Japan, China, South Korea and Taiwan. Photo: Intralink
Professor Chizu Nakajima receives a commendation from Japanese Ambassador to the UK Koji Tsuruoka for her work with the British Japanese Law Association, a body which has helped to develop ties and understanding between the UK and Japan. Photo: Embassy of Japan in the UK
Scott Hopkins receives a commendation from Ambassador Tsuruoka, also for his work with the British Japanese Law Association. The organisation was established in 1998 and assists people engaged in law and justice in the UK and Japan to exchange knowledge and experiences. Photo: Embassy of Japan in the UK
Calligrapher Kamari Maeda at work in the National Museum, Cardiff, on 4 August as part of the museum’s Kizuna exhibition on Japanese culture. Photo: Maeda Kamari
Japanese Ambassador to the UK Koji Tsuruoka meets members of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Forces, who were visiting Portsmouth, Hampshire during their round-the-world voyage. Photo: Embassy of Japan in the UK
Members of The British School in Tokyo’s choir pictured on their recent tour of Hong Kong. Photo: The British School in Tokyo
An event was held on 22 August at the office of the British Chamber of Commerce in Japan (BCCJ) to look at the Department for International Trade’s plans for the 2019 Rugby World Cup and 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games. From left: Phil Robertson from Honyaku Plus; Stephen McGowan; Linda Lally from the Department of International Trade; David Mullholand from the British Embassy Tokyo; David Bickle, BCCJ president.
Lori Henderson MBE, executive director of the BCCJ, pictured with Shunichi Hiramaki (centre) and Kisho Nakagawa from Japanese tour firm JTB at the BCCJ office.
Sales expert Dr Greg Story addresses members of the BCCJ at an event entitled The 7 Deadly Sins of Selling in Japan, held at ANA InterContinental Tokyo on 18 July.
Lori Henderson MBE (left) and members of the BCCJ attend a study session on how the UK government might respond to a disaster in Japan, led by the British Embassy Tokyo’s Director for Trade and Investment Chris Heffer (fourth from right).
A reception for participants in the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) programme was held on 20 July at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London. From left: Bonnie Stuart, a 2018 JET participant now working in Kyoto Prefecture; Sarah Parsons, the chair of the JET Alumni Association UK; Japanese Ambassador to the UK Koji Tsuruoka. PHOTO: Embassy of Japan in the UK