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BST pupils from Years 4–6 of the Showa Campus celebrated completing their extra-curricular sports activities for the term, in June.
Tim Hitchens CMG LVO (right), British ambassador to Japan, welcomed guests.
Terence Harvey, CRM manager of EMC Quest K.K., Kathryn Wortley, editor of BCCJ ACUMEN, and Joy Fajardo, client services manager at Custom Media K.K., attended the BCCJ 51 Night in Minato Ward.
BCCJ members and guests took part in the event “BCCJ Golf: Swing in Spring”, in Tochigi Prefecture.
Eddie Jones (right) was interviewed at an event for The Japan Society in London, hosted by Clifford Chance.
Tamao Sako (page 9) won first prize for her book British Home Cooking, and third place for her book British Cake Stories at the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2016, in Shandong Province, China, in May.
British Ambassador to Japan Tim Hitchens CMG LVO welcomed guests to the BCCJ annual general meeting in Tokyo.
William Sposato (centre), writer and media advisor, spoke at the BCCJ event “Is Abenomics Dead?” in Tokyo.
Bill Emmott, writer and consultant on international affairs, spoke at the BCCJ event “Great European Disaster” in Tokyo.
Two pupils dressed as characters from the Harry Potter series as part of The British School in Tokyo’s Dress as a Book Character Day.
A group from The British School in Tokyo Nursery visited a local fire station to learn about fire safety.
Sir James Dyson OM CBE is pictured with the Dyson Supersonic™ hairdryer, which was launched globally in Tokyo.
The British Chamber of Commerce in Japan (BCCJ) Global Sporting Events Champions Network held its inaugural meeting in central Tokyo.
Suzanne Price, representative director of Price Global, Daisuke Uehara, Paralympic ice sledge hockey player, and Rina Akiyama, Paralympic swimmer, spoke at “What about the Paralympics?” in central Tokyo.
Yoichi Masuzoe, governor of Tokyo, addressed guests of “2020 vision: open for business” in central Tokyo.
Lady Barbara Judge CBE (fourth from left), director of LIXIL Group Corporation, met members of the British and American chambers of commerce in Japan after speaking at an event jointly hosted by the chambers in central Tokyo.
The University of St. Andrews’ Julie Ramsay, director of admissions, and Dr Anne Mullen, vice-principal international, had a meeting with Lori Henderson MBE, BCCJ executive director, during the university’s mission to Japan in March.
Representatives from the University of Essex were among those from 36 British universities and colleges at the British Council Japan’s Education UK Spring Exhibition 2016 in central Tokyo.
Mariko Oi, reporter for BBC News, delivered the Princess Chichibu Memorial Lecture, entitled “Reporting about my home country to British and global audiences”, to members of the Japan–British Society.
Pupils of the British School in Tokyo performed Bugsy Malone at the National Olympics Memorial Youth Center in Tokyo.
Alison Beale, British Chamber of Commerce in Japan (BCCJ) Executive Committee member, Neil Snowball, chief operating officer of England 2015, and Lori Henderson MBE, BCCJ executive director, attended “Rugby World Cup—The Community Legacy” in Minato Ward.
Keiko Hirayama of Google, David Bickle, BCCJ president, and Lori Henderson MBE, BCCJ executive director, attended “Diversity Beyond Gender: the Family Friendly Workplace” at Roppongi Hills Mori Tower in Minato Ward.
West Midlands delegates on a trade mission to Japan led by David Mulholland (centre), UK Trade & Investment Japan’s marketing officer, attended a networking reception at the British Embassy Tokyo.
Olympic medal winner Koji Murofushi, Lord Coe CH KBE, chairman of the British Olympic Association and former chairman of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, and British Ambassador to Japan Tim Hitchens CMG LVO attended the event, “London’s Olympic Legacy and lessons for the future”, at the British Embassy Tokyo.