7 PUBLISHER Room for a View Simon Farrell
8 MEDIA UK - Japan News
11 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR A Global Education at the BCCJ Lori Henderson MBE
12 MEDIA What you missed in the Japanese press
15 PRESIDENT You Only Vote Twice New constitution to be tabled at March EGM Alison Jambert
16 TOP STORY Kansai’s British Boffins Scientists pioneer research into pain, disease and hearing
23 EMBASSY New World Order? Lord Patten on today’s big issues
24 RECRUIT Outlook Good for Hiring Salary surveys show growth in 2013 and 2014
Real estate & Relocation 26 A-LIST
31 HISTORY Great Legacy of “Japan’s Keynes” Korekiyo Takahashi’s fiscal plans were similar to Abenomics
32 CULTURE Art of the Potter
34 ARTS UK Events in Japan -Orchid festival/Bilingual Shakespeare/Beatles musical/Wilko Johnson concert/Parked film/The Aesthetic Movement exhibition
36 COMMUNITY Photos from UK - Japan events
38 LONDON CALLING What the UK Media Taught Me About the Truth
39 IF YOU ASK ME From the Horse’s Mouth This year, Tokyo governor’s race and Winter Olympics are events to watch
41 HEALTH “Psychobiotics”: the Gut - Brain Link Probiotics may affect anxiety and depression
42 BCCJ EVENT The Devil’s in the Detail Football’s biggest brand is picky about business partners
44 BOOK True to Form Red or Dead paints picture of Bill Shankly
46 BOOK Olivier