November 2016
VOLUME 7, ISSUE 11
7 EDITOR
Look ahead
chris russell
8 MEDIA
UK Japan news
11 INTERIM
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
BBA and beyond
emma hickinbotham
12 MEDIA
Japan news
15 PRESIDENT
Global synergy
david bickle
16 EXIT INTERVIEW
UK Ambassador
Tim Hitchens CMG LVO
Reflections on the past four
years in Japan
20 TOP STORY
Game for change
Hi tech is next step for sport
business
24 POLITICS
Post-Brexit bilateral ties
Address by Alok Sharma MP
27 ECONOMY
Japan Summit: Future Works
Confab on impact of Abenomics,
work culture
30 RETAIL
LGBT’s retail hell
Despite progress, sector lags behind
32 MARKETING
Marketing measures
Thoughts from Edelman’s latest
brand relationship study
34 HEALTH
A second home
Maggie’s Tokyo offers new avenue
of support for cancer patients
44 MUSIC
Fused music
“Three mute girls” from Derbyshire
bring quirky gig to Japan
47 SURVEY
Poll: Bit better
Firms send mixed signals on
economy, performance
48 ARTS
UK events in Japan
Fantasy cinema
Historical plays
British painting
Kabuki and Shakespeare
Christmas market
Comedy drama
50 COMMUNITY
UK Japan events
Defence ties
BCCJ events
Charity activities
53 IF YOU ASK ME
Water, water everywhere
Marine pollution threatens ocean
life, as well as humans
54 BOOK REVIEW
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