October 2016
VOLUME 7, ISSUE 10
7 EDITOR
Shift up a gear
chris russell
8 MEDIA
UK Japan news
11 INTERIM
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
In the hot seat
emma hickinbotham
12 MEDIA
Japan news
15 PRESIDENT
Strong ties
david bickle
16 TOP STORY / BCCJ EVENT
The money mover
Cheap cash transfers arrive in Japan
20 REAL ESTATE
Warm welcome for foreign firms
Tokyo in new bid to be Asia
business capital
25 EMBASSY
Letter from Seoul
Japan and South Korea comparisons
26 BRITISH BUSINESS AWARDS
What do BBA judges look for?
Identifying DRIVE
28 CHARITY
Beyond the bottom line
Prioritising patient welfare yields
benefits for all concerned
30 BCCJ MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
Iain Ferguson
Insurance industry insights
32 MOTORS
The road not taken
Carmakers buckle up for Brexit as
talks loom
34 BCCJ EVENT
Making good things happen
Successful corporate social
responsibility programmes
39 REAL ESTATE
Diversity, branding & technology
How developments in real estate
enhance new working cultures
43 JET
Next steps
Majid Riaz on how JET is still a
springboard to the future
46 HISTORY
Karma chameleon
A life between contradictions
48 ARTS
UK events in Japan
Fabulous musical
Classic ballet
New romcom
Romantic art
Baroque choir
Progressive rock
50 COMMUNITY
UK Japan events
Another busy month
53 IF YOU ASK ME
Opting out
Social pressures continue
to create hikikomori
54 BOOK REVIEW
Unique publishing project
7 EDITOR
Shift up a gear