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Uniquely the British School in Tokyo
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From Social Club to Business Hub
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November 2017
How the BBA began
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October 2017
Heating up
Trump’s threat to leave Paris Accords draws UK–Japan response
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September 2017
Key step
Theresa May’s Japan visit follows the path of past prime ministers
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July 2017
Uneasy Lies the Head
Should the queen follow the emperor and step down?
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June 2017
A Meeting of (Almost) Like Minds
Theresa May tackles the G7, election campaign
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May 2017
Arms and the Man
Can the UK have an ethical weapons export sector?
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April 2017
Scotland the brave?
Self-rule poll looms again
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March 2017
Tale of two visits
UK and Japan contact with Donald Trump gets contrasting response
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February 2017
Getting off to a shaky start
Challenges in the Year of the Rooster
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January 2017
Year of change
Looking back to 2016, and forward to 2017
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December 2016
The Imperial succession
The challenges of Imperial succession in Japan
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November 2016
Water, water everywhere
Marine pollution threatens ocean life, as well as humans
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October 2016
Opting Out
There may be fewer hikikomori, but social pressures will continue to create them
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September 2016
Should the Emperor Abdicate?
Japan wrestles with issues of the monarchy, as the UK did in the 1930s
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August 2016
Climate change debate
A world divided
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July 2016
What was BIC?
British Industry Centre gave hope to new firms in Japan
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June 2016
Forty years on
Reflecting on Japan experiences
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May 2016
Japan hosts the G7
Hot agenda topics
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April 2016
Terror and the threat of it
Events in Europe and Asia
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March 2016
Monkey business
What does 2016 hold for Abe and Cameron?
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February 2016
Politics and people
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January 2016
Climate change conference 21
Have we reached a deal?
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December 2015
Welcome to Japan
Making room for the growing tourist influx
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November 2015
The most ambitious free-trade agreement?
A closer look at the TPP
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October 2015
Extreme weather raises climate concerns
Is it too late?
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September 2015
Calling the BBC to account
A shaky financial future
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Is Japan ready for same-sex marriage?
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July 2015
Prime minister’s questions
Abe stirs up controversy, Cameron faces a challenge
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June 2015
The disunited kingdom?
Election results spell change for British politics
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May 2015
Out of gear
The role of public broadcasters
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