March 2017
VOLUME 8, ISSUE 3
9 EDITOR
Adapt and thrive
chris russell
10 MEDIA
UK Japan news
13 INTERIM
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Spring into action
emma hickinbotham
14 MEDIA
Japan news
17 PRESIDENT
Leading factors
david bickle
18 TOP STORY
Living the dream
Driven by desire, sought by
social media, bought by brands
23 OPINION
New global order
Dealmaker sees UK political risk
and Japan growth
25 HEALTH
Before the cure
Preventive health schemes
for staff bring benefits
26 BCCJ EVENTS
2017 Business trends
from the C Suite
29 Flexible working
Can you compete without it?
30 Mainstreaming equality,
diversity and inclusion
35 TRAINING
Sales Stories
37 MEDIA
Business is social
Six easy steps to get
social media right
39 BEHIND THE MIC
In their place
Coldplay on creativity
and longevity
41 TRAVEL
Welcome break
No shortage of luxury staycation
options in Japan
44 FOOD
Spread the good news
Japan’s marmalade artisans could
take UK market by storm
48 ARTS
UK events in Japan
Shakespeare
Natural treasures
Scottish novel
Award winning film
London Orchestra
50 COMMUNITY
UK–Japan events
53 IF YOU ASK ME
Tale of two visits
UK and Japan contact with Donald
Trump gets contrasting responses
54 BOOK REVIEW
Japan street life
Blurred photos capture
a country transformed