7 EDITOR
Our environs
kathryn wortley
8 MEDIA
UK Japan news
11 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
New chamber year begins
lori henderson mbe
12 MEDIA
Japan news
15 PRESIDENT
AGM round-up
david bickle
16 TOP STORY
Green fashion
Japan recycling tech for Scotland
21 BCCJ EVENT
Rugby: sport of character
Integrity, passion, solidarity,
discipline, respect
22 BCCJ MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
Iron-clad ties
Firm fetes 50 years since first
Japan shipment
24 CSR
Quake: Brits lend helping hand
Firms, individuals and NPOs
support Kumamoto
27 SCIENCE
Firms unite to fight disease
Bilateral tie-ups help study
May 2016
VOLUME 7, ISSUE 5
COVER: The Facility in Leith, Scotland, supports start-ups in the textile industry • CHRIS WATT
28 ENVIRONMENT
Illegal ivory trade
rife in Japan: report
London green group reveals fraud
30 FOOD & DRINK
Grape tastes
FT expert’s wine test in Tokyo
36 EXCHANGE
Return home for
Japan champions
Global exchange project eyes
future ties
38 DESIGN
Open, modern hubs for all
London expert reflects on
Tokyo spaces
40 ARTS
UK events in Japan
Comedy film
Tragic play
Dramatic musical
Magical ballet
Organ festival
Flower show
42 COMMUNITY
BCCJ AGM
UK–Japan events
45 IF YOU ASK ME
Japan hosts the G7
Hot agenda topics
46 BOOK REVIEW
Decline and fall
The life of a showman