British Chamber of Commerce in Japan
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Contributors
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BCCJ
Brave Conversations, Positive Transformations.
Embassy
Strength to strength
Publisher
Labour of love
Executive Director
Journeying forward
President
Passing the baton
AGM
Changing of the guard
Paralympics
Tokyo 2020: how did we do?
In focus
Bccj member highlight: Robert Walters Japan
AND IT’S GOODBYE FROM HIM
So. Farewell. Then. BCCJ Acumen
DESPATCHES
Life after Tokyo
Charity
Animal Refuge Kansai 2022
NPO
REI Update
Book review
An illustrated guide to Samurai history and culture: from the age of Musashi to contemporary pop culture
Publicity
Dream Team
History
Myth and Reality
Creative
Painful issues
NPO
Cyclists United
Publicity
Uniquely the British School in Tokyo
Embassy
From Social Club to Business Hub
NEW MEMBER
Civvy Street, Tokyo
Obituary
Henry Scott-Stokes
Embassy
End of an era
Publicity
Malvern College Tokyo
Archives
May / June 2022
Jan / Feb 2022
Nov / Dec 2021
Sept / Oct 2021
July / Aug 2021
May / June 2021
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Awards
Awards
January 2019
Japan-British Society Awards
Royal tribute for charity founder and ballet star
Awards
July 2018
The 2018 Recruitment International Awards
Celebrating the industry in Japan
Awards
May 2018
Tokyo honours six Britons
Awards
January 2018
The Japan–British Society: 2017 Awards
Gongs for work in sport, finance and culture
Awards
December 2016
The 2016 Japan–British Society Awards
Prizes for sake brewer and book fan club
Awards
December 2015
The 2015 Japan-British Society Awards
Gongs for
BCCJ ACUMEN
publisher and cricket pioneer
Awards
November 2013
2013 Award Winners
A record 62 nominees across six categories were recognised for this year's British Business Awards.
Awards
March 2013
For Language and Science
Two Britons have received awards from the Japanese government for their contributions over many years to improving relations between the two countries.
Awards
February 2012
Former BCCJ President Appointed OBE
Andy Mankiewicz, BCCJ president for three years until April 2010, has been appointed OBE for his services to British business in Japan. The award had been announced in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List on 11 June 2011, and the investiture was held on 14 December 2011 at Buckingham Palace.
Awards
January 2012
Japan Decorates Two Brits
Two people from Britain have received decorations from the Japanese government for their contributions to bringing the nations closer together.
Feature Article
January 2012
New Year Gongs for UK Envoy and Drivers
Ambassador David Warren receives a KCMG (Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George) for displaying exceptional qualities of leadership and empathy through the immediate aftermath of the massive earthquake in northern Japan which caused a tsunami and a nuclear disaster at Fukushima, during which the British Embassy Tokyo remained open and fully operational.
Past issues
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May / June 2022 issue
Brave Conversations, Positive Transformations.
Strength to strength
Labour of love
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Jan / Feb 2022 issue
Carolyn Davidson
The other Japan
Brave Conversations, Positive Transformations
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Nov / Dec 2021 issue
2021 British Business Awards
Britons gonged for great deeds
New horizons
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Sept / Oct 2021 issue
Being Black and British in Japan
UK–Japan trade ties
Finding Black in the Union Jack (and Japan)
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July / Aug 2021 issue
Trade: Tables Turned
Para aims high
Into new terrain
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May / June 2021 issue
Benefits of a British education in Japan
Exporting education
Notes from the Executive Director’s desk
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