7 PUBLISHER
Guys and LOLs
simon farrell
8 MEDIA
UK Japan news
11 INTERIM
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Happy New Year
emma hickinbotham
12 MEDIA
Japan news
15 PRESIDENT
The power of networks
david bickle
16 TOP STORY
Risky times
Confab on UK Japan ties
in a changing world
21 BUSINESS
Enticing talent
More than visa changes needed
if Japan is to attract executives
24 AEROSPACE
Still flying high
UK firms keep their
edge in aerospace
26 POLITICS
Choppy waters
Baroness Ashton on the value
of strong ties in tough times
29 EDUCATION
Getting results
Japan beats UK in PISA,
but test isn’t perfect
31 MEMORIAL
Life and soul
Gordon Liversidge, professor and
founder of the BFC, has passed away
32 COMEDY
Tall stories
New comedy night format
arrives in Tokyo
40 ARTS
UK events in Japan
Ballet
Scottish rock
Pottery
Superhero cinema
Shakespeare
Stand up comedy
42 COMMUNITY
UK Japan events
Embassy
BCCJ events
Market
Charity
British lunch
School concert
45 IF YOU ASK ME
Year of change
46 BOOK REVIEW
A new take