December 2016
VOLUME 7, ISSUE 12
7 EDITOR
Making a mark
8 MEDIA
UK Japan news
11 INTERIM
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
A change in season
12 MEDIA
Japan news
15 PRESIDENT
Driving on
16 TOP STORY
BCCJ 2016
British Business Awards
25 TRADE
By invite only
British design and ingenuity on
show in Osaka
29 TRAINING
The eternal sales struggle
How salespeople can maintain
momentum
31 MEMORIAL
Not forgotten
Commonwealth members
remember war heroes
32 FASHION
Just the classics
Hackett London founder on the
appeal of British style
16
37 HOLIDAY
Going off-piste
Brits discover the
joys of Japanese skiing
41 AWARDS
The 2016 Japan–British
Society Awards
Prizes for sake brewer
and book fan club
44 ART
Japan’s wild side
London showcases
rich botanical art
46 ARTS
UK events in Japan
Celebrated British ballet
Piano recital
Britpop documentary
Award winning a cappella show
Rock star retrospective
Shakespearean musical
48 JET
Envoys for life
Teaching programme marks 30 years
50 COMMUNITY
BCCJ 2016
British Business Awards
UK Japan events
53 IF YOU ASK ME
The imperial succession
54 BOOK REVIEW
New ground