February 2014
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JAPAN NEWS
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Employer Branding Key to Success
How do you attract these qualified individuals? This is exactly where employer branding comes in.![](https://bccjacumen.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Ark-square.jpg)
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Charity, Food and Fun
In addition to entertainment and cuisine, the ISSH Family Festival provides a chance for students to promote charity organisations.![](https://bccjacumen.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/greg-square.jpg)
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How To Motivate Your Team
People judge firms based on their employees. Uninterested, demotivated, disengaged staff are brand assassins.![](http://bccjacumen.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/R0D_wide.jpg)
True to Form
David Peace's recent book, Red or Dead, is about Bill Shankly, the late manager of Liverpool Football Club.![](http://bccjacumen.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Art6.jpg)
arts
UK arts events in Japan![](http://bccjacumen.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Recruit_wide.jpg)
Outlook Good for Hiring
Things are looking up in Japan, as this year’s salary surveys suggest rising confidence among businesses in all sectors.![](https://bccjacumen.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Simon-Farrell-100x100.jpg)
Room for a View
Our newest columnist is an eloquent and informed female Japanese resident of London, Ginko Kobayashi.![](http://bccjacumen.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/President_square.jpg)
You Only Vote Twice
Possible changes to the BCCJ constitution will be presented at an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) on 5 March.![](http://bccjacumen.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Media-cab1.jpg)
New, Cleaner London Cabs
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. has unveiled a new cab design for London.![](http://bccjacumen.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Media-space1.jpg)
Space Tours on Offer
A Tokyo-based travel agency has been set up to handle space tours for Virgin Galactic.![](http://bccjacumen.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Media-scout.jpg)
Intrepid Scouts to Travel Overseas
Two high school students are planning a 10-day, 160km hike through rural Japan in August.![](http://bccjacumen.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Media-photo.jpg)
Sky Tree Photo Wins First Prize
A wedding photographer from the Cotswolds has been named Landscape Photographer of the Year, for his picture taken from Tokyo Sky Tree.![](http://bccjacumen.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Media_square.jpg)
news in brief
Your monthly digest of UK-Japan news![](http://bccjacumen.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/London-calling_wide.jpg)
What the UK Media Taught Me About the Truth
“It is up to you to decide what’s what” and “telling the truth, however painful, comes first as a journalist” are important lessons I've learned.![](http://bccjacumen.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/J-media4.jpg)
what you missed in the japanese press
Forecasts for 2014; Tax Rise Prompts Shopping Rush; Jobs Shortage Seen; Late-night Bus Service Launched![](http://bccjacumen.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/IYAM.jpg)
From the Horse’s Mouth
In this Year of the Horse, the Tokyo governor’s race and the Sochi Winter Olympics are events to watch.![](http://bccjacumen.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/History_wide.jpg)
Great Legacy of “Japan’s Keynes”
On a very cold snowy morning, about 100 armed soldiers barged into my great-grandfather’s residence in Akasaka and ruthlessly murdered him.![](http://bccjacumen.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Health.jpg)
“Psychobiotics”: the Gut–Brain Link
Some probiotics are capable of producing and delivering neuroactive substances that may impact mental health.![](https://bccjacumen.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Lori2019-600x600-1-100x100.jpg)
A Global Education at the BCCJ
With global jinzai such a hot topic on the road to 2020, education and innovation are never far from our minds at the BCCJ.![](http://bccjacumen.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Embassy_wide.jpg)
New World Order?
The decline of the US is much exaggerated, and China, for all is bombast, faces some serious issues in the immediate future.![](http://bccjacumen.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Culture_wide.jpg)
Art of the Potter
Mingei is a true East-meets-West movement, as the aesthetic values of the Japanese style merged with modern Western techniques.![](http://bccjacumen.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/CS_wide.jpg)
Kansai’s British boffins
Britain’s long tradition of scientific pioneering is as strong as ever—and is making its presence felt in the Kansai region.![](http://bccjacumen.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Book.jpg)
The Man Behind the Curtain
This biography of Laurence Olivier looks closely at the star's personal life and the demons that drove him.![](http://bccjacumen.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Manu_wide.jpg)