History

Myth and Reality

400 years later

What’s past is prologue

What’s past is prologue

William Adams memorial

The English samurai

Ships that pass in the night
Wreckage sheds light on 19th-century UK–Japan trade
First Briton in Japan
William Adams (1564–1620)
British Foreign Secretaries and Japan, 1850–1990
Aspects of the Evolution of British Foreign Policy
Past, present and future

Recent history of the BCCJ
In pictures
Coals to Newcastle ...
... or selling electronics to Japan (Part III)
The British samurai
Tracing the life and journey of William Adams
Coals to Newcastle ...
... or selling electronics to Japan (Part II)
Coals to Newcastle ...
... or selling electronics to Japan (Part I).
Britain and Japan: A close relationship
Documenting the figures behind the two countries’ ties
Turning the page
Old issues of BCCJ magazine reveal evolution of UK–Japan ties
Happy Birthday, BCCJ!
It’s our Platinum jubilee (1948-2018): Part II
Happy Birthday, BCCJ!
It’s our Platinum jubilee (1948-2018): Part I
Shared history
The Sengan-en stately home in Kagoshima sits at the heart of UK–Japan relations
Karma Chameleon
A life between contradictions
Summer retreat
Symbol of UK–Japan friendship is reborn
Japan’s isle of modern ruin
Past and future of Gunkanjima
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.
Blood Diaries
Research by a historian at The University of Manchester indicates that soldiers of all nations who fought in the Far East during World War II were partly radicalised to commit atrocities by their own diaries.
Truth and Lies
A former British soldier has written what is probably the most authoritative and painstakingly researched book on the 1942 fall of Singapore.
Helping the Enemy
A new book by a World War II veteran has shed light on a little-known postscript to the conflict in the Far East—and one that was officially denied by the UK government of the day.