The magazine of the British Chamber of Commerce in Japan
Creative
May / June 2022
Painful issues
Creative
Nov / Dec 2021
On a mission for music
Creative
Mar / Apr 2021
Sony World Photography Awards 2021
Creative
February 2020
Structures, objects and wounds
Creative
February 2019
English plums at the 2019 Sony World Photography Awards
Creative
June 2015
Harmony of nature and design
Kengo Kuma hits the spot for new UNESCO city of Dundee
Creative
September 2014
Selling the snapper’s dream
Reconnecting with the market and cross-promotion proved the key to brand success for one British president.
Creative
August 2013
Interior Design: the Future
Visitors to the Audi office in Tokyo are treated to a fun and poignant glimpse into the automaker’s heritage the moment they step through the glass doors.
Cover Story
January 2013
Art in the Dark
Illuminated against the autumn sky, artists in suits jogged, sprinted and cavorted through Yokohama’s streets and parks on 3 and 4 November, as part of the contribution by British artists to the Smart Illumination Yokohama Festival 2012.
Creative
November 2012
David Bowie and Me
Masayoshi Sukita’s 40-year collaboration with one of the music world’s most enduring and successful artists almost didn’t happen.
Creative
September 2012
On Safari with Urban Snappers
A picture, they say, is worth a thousand words. Attend one of Alfie Goodrich’s roving photography classes and you’ll get the thousand words thrown in, as advice on how to capture that perfect image.
Creative
August 2012
At Home with the Stones
Offstage, Mick is far less of an extrovert, while Keith likes nothing more than to listen to the playback with the crew after a rehearsal. Charlie values his privacy and prefers not to be seen as a rock ’n’ roll drummer, while Ronnie has exchanged Guinness for iced tea.
Creative
April 2012
A Novel Idea
The only professional British manga writer based in Japan has launched Kickstarter campaign to drum up pledges for a new graphic novel that will tell the tale of US left-wing activist, economist, speaker and writer Michael Albert and have an introduction by Noam Chomsky.
Creative
January 2012
The Classroom Revolution
Recognised as being among the best in the world, British universities specialising in the creative arts are being sought out by Japanese firms that are looking to add to their corporate profiles a new way of thinking and interacting with their clients.
Creative
November 2011
Gardening World Cup
British designers performed well at the Gardening World Cup in October, staged at the Huis Ten Bosch park, near Nagasaki, but were unable to repeat the victory of England’s Andy Sturgeon Best in Show in last year’s inaugural event.
