Gamu Matarira

Paul Madden CMG

British ambassador to Japan

David Bickle

President

A tax partner with Deloitte Tohmatsu Tax Co. and president of the British Chamber of Commerce in Japan.

Lori Henderson MBE

Executive Director

Lori Henderson MBE has been BCCJ executive director since February 2011.

Simon Farrell

Publisher

Simon Farrell has been Editor-in-chief and Publisher of BCCJ ACUMEN since the first issue in 2009. After graduating from the London School of Journalism in 1992, Simon worked as a reporter, correspondent and editor in Dubai, Cape Town, Havana and Tokyo for the UK, Japanese, Arab and South African press.

Sir Hugh Cortazzi GCMG

Sir Hugh Cortazzi GCMG was British ambassador to Japan in 1980-84. He began to study Japanese in 1943 and has written and edited books on Japan.

Noriko Hama

Professor at Doshisha University Graduate School of Business in Kyoto

Julian Ryall

Japan correspondent for The Daily Telegraph.

Robert Heldt

Robert Heldt is president of Custom Media.

Guy Perryman MBE

A radio broadcaster, voice actor and events producer who has been based in Tokyo since 1990.

Mark Schreiber

Author and translator based in Tokyo since 1966, Schreiber is a former media analyst in market research.

Mona Ivinskis

Intern

Editorial intern at Custom Media from Germany.

Sarah George

Photographer

Sarah George is a photographer with more than 30 years’ experience in the industry, living and working in Devon in the UK