October 2017
VOLUME 8, ISSUE 10
7 EDITOR
Strong allies
chris russell
8 MEDIA
UK Japan news
11 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
On the clock
lori henderson mbe
12 MEDIA
Japan news
15 PRESIDENT
Presence and leadership
david bickle
16 TOP STORY
Soft touch, hard punch
Royal Navy top brass and defence
firms fly the flag at MAST Asia 2017
20 BRITISH BUSINESS AWARDS
Judges on the Spot
Experts look for excellence
in BBA’s 10th year
22 BCCJ EVENT
Women: Win, Don’t Whine
Virginia Bottomley extols the
benefits of balance on the board
24 DIVERSITY
Foreign models
AstraZeneca’s new vice president
of commercial excellence in Japan
26 INNOVATION
How to sell a “hair brained” idea
How the Tangle Teezer founder
overcame a Dragons’ Den setback
28 HEALTH
Drugs: safety first
GSK adopts new
text mining technology
29 SPORTS
MICE build up for major events
Yokohama seeks edge
for Olympics and rugby
30 BEST PRACTICE
World Mental Health Day
Wellness in the workplace
31 FILM
Don’t Take Me Home
New movie looks back at glorious
summer for Welsh footy fans
33 IF YOU ASK ME
Heating up
Trump’s threat to leave Paris Accords
draws UK Japan response
37 BEHIND THE MIC
Far out
Yes cover artist Roger Dean
38 ARTS
UK events in Japan
Musical
Wood block prints
British craftsmanship
Japanese theatre
Rock music
London market
40 COMMUNITY
UK Japan events
42 BOOK REVIEW
A close up on Japan