
Maxine Cheyney
BCCJ ACUMEN staff writer
Staff writer and subeditor for BCCJ ACUMEN
Contributions

Pledge for parity
International Women’s Day event outlines barriers at work
Bilateral brands
Dazzling UK women’s fashion at the British Embassy Tokyo
Standing together
Life Lessons from Remarkable Women
The big first step?
Will the UK’s new industrial strategy impact business with Japan?
Through the posts
Welsh rugby prepares for the 2019 Rugby World Cup
Deeper insight
City of London and Tokyo agree to stronger ties in financial services
Strength in numbers
The growth of Japan’s equality, diversity and inclusion groups
Life’s journey
New haiku collection opens up the literary form
Destination: Rugby
Plenty to do away from matches
Frank Lampard: Legend on the lawn
Chelsea’s top scorer trains star-struck kids on embassy visit
Our 2018 crystal ball
Sector chiefs predict next year’s trends, hopes … and fears
How to achieve class and confidence

Foreign models
AstraZeneca’s new vice president of commercial excellence in Japan
It’s time for women to win
Virginia Bottomley extols the benefits of balance on the board
Japan–UK Business Forum
Partnerships and innovation
Powering on
Lady Barbara Judge CBE on nuclear technology, corporate governance and women
More than money
How big are the benefits for bilingual speakers?
Skills and tools
JMEC gives platform to new business leaders
Fair play for females
Joanna Roper, the UK’s first special envoy for gender equality
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Best of both brews
Tea traditions in the UK and Japan
Women in business: Xue Wang
Senior associate at Allen & Overy advises women to be pragmatic
Women in business: Maiko Itami
EF Education First Japan K.K. marketing manager tells women in Japan to be curious
Women in business: Rachna Ratra
Robert Walters Japan K.K. sales and marketing director believes in women’s leadership prospects
Women in business: Rina Akiyama
Member of the essential training team at GlaxoSmithKline K.K. says women need to overcome pressure
Diversity roundtable
What it takes for women to reach the top in business
World wide praise
Web inventor Sir Timothy Berners-Lee honoured by Keio
Bags of class
Vintage stickers inspire kit designer
Mainstreaming equality, diversity and inclusion

Bowled over
Japan cricket praised despite final loss, few fans and youth
Enticing talent
More than visa changes needed if Japan is to attract executives
Risky times
Confab on UK–Japan ties in a changing world
Envoys for life
The Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme marks 30 years
LGBT’s retail hell
Despite progress, sector lags behind
Next Steps
Majid Riaz on how JET is still a springboard to the future