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BCCJ member company Hogan Lovells hosted a panel discussion “The Changing Landscape of LGBT Rights in the Legal Workplace” at their office in Chiyoda Ward.
Franki Aston organised an exhibition of rare kimono and associated accessories at West Kirby Library, Merseyside, in February.
Secondary-age students of The British School in Tokyo (BST) took part in a residential trip to Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture.
Members of the BST swimming team, which was placed second at the Kanto Plains Swim Meet in Tokyo.
Dancers and singers performed at the Black Card Cabaret 2016—A Night in Hollywood, in support of Refugees International Japan, at the Shangri-La Hotel, Tokyo.
Dancers and singers performed at the Black Card Cabaret 2016—A Night in Hollywood, in support of Refugees International Japan, at the Shangri-La Hotel, Tokyo.
Author and photographer Michael Freeman hosted an event to launch his book, Mindful Design of Japan: 40 Modern Tea-Ceremony Rooms, at the Daiwa Anglo–Japanese Foundation in London.
A selection of short films screened at Dotmov Festival 2015 were shown at the Daiwa Anglo–Japanese Foundation in London.
The finalists of the UK’s Seven Samurai Chefs Competition—from left, Kelvin Tan, Cheung-On Shum, Lizzy Stables, Hamza Aidouni, Craig Floate, Piero Leone and Spencer Metzge—went on a culinary tour of Japan in January.
Johnie Andringa, chief executive of Gaia-Wind Limited, signed a contract in Glasgow in January to supply wind turbines to a Japanese firm.
Lori Henderson MBE, BCCJ executive director, Julia Maeda, marketing manager of Walk Japan Ltd., and Paul Christie, chief executive of Walk Japan Ltd., at the Small is Great VIII event.
Philip Hammond (centre), secretary of state for foreign and commonwealth affairs, met Hitoshi Kawaguchi, senior vice president of Nissan Motor Corporation, at their global headquarters in Yokohama.
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David Bickle, president of the British Chamber of Commerce in Japan (BCCJ), addressed members at the shinnenkai at the Hilton Tokyo in Nishi-Shinjuku.
Ladies in colourful kimono were among those attending an event to launch the book, Kimono Now, hosted by the Daiwa Anglo–Japanese Foundation in London.
Saya Kubota, artist and Missing Post Office UK creator, and Bryan Payne, postmaster and former post officer, gave a talk about the project at the Daiwa Anglo–Japanese Foundation in London.
A 28-strong delegation from the Nagasaki Marine Industry Cluster Promotion Association visited the European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney, to discuss how the organisations can work together on renewable energy, in October.
Representatives of British Chamber of Commerce in Japan (BCCJ) member company BrewDog Japan showed their wares at the BCCJ-supported Night Street Rugby event at Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium in Minato Ward.
A delegation from GlaxoSmithKline Japan also supported the Night Street Rugby event.
Deputy Head of Mission Julia Longbottom was among Knights in White Lycra volunteers who distributed Christmas presents at Minamisanriku in Miyagi Prefecture on 13 December.
Tamao Sako, founder of The British Pudding, was named the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards’ Japan winner in the category Best Pastry Book for her publication British Cake Stories, in December.
Guy Perryman interviewed Naomie Harris, who plays Moneypenny in the new James Bond film Spectre, for London Hit Radio in Tokyo.
A pupil of the British School in Tokyo (BST) tunes up for the Whole School Christmas concert at the Showa Campus in Setagaya Ward
BCCJ members and guests attended a Walk for Smiles Tour of Tokyo—run by Walk Japan Ltd. to raise funds for the BCCJ’s Books For Smiles project.
BST pupils take part in the Primary School Winter Show at the Showa Campus.
Back (from left): Susanna Brunner, BCCJ Executive Committee Member Jonty Brunner, British Ambassador to Japan Tim Hitchens CMG LVO, Lynda Christian, Brian Christian and Kate Thomson Front: Sara Hitchens, BCCJ President David Bickle, Yu Koshiyama, Camilla Hansson and Magnus Hansson
Spencer and Mariko Wolfe enjoyed their taste of British culture.
BCCJ Membership and Marketing Assistant Joanna Lundt, Operations Manager Sanae Samata, Executive Director Lori Henderson MBE and Global Sporting Events Assistant Nina Oiki
Custom Media’s Marketing Manager Megumi Okazaki, BCCJ ACUMEN Editor Kathryn Wortley, Studio Manager Paul Leonard and Client Services Manager Joy Fajardo
Hall of Fame: Masashi Kamimura Robert Heldt, president of Custom Media, and Masashi Kamimura, director of corporate affairs and business development at Custom Media, pictured after the ceremony.