May 2018
VOLUME 9, ISSUE 5

6 DESPATCHES
From trade talks
to wedding bells
paul madden cmg
british ambassador to japan
9 PUBLISHER
The sun rises and falls
simon farrell
10 MEDIA
UK Japan news
13 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Votes and vision
lori henderson mbe
14 MEDIA
Japan news
17 PRESIDENT
All change
david bickle
19 AWARDS
Japan honours six Britons
Order of the Rising Sun
for diplomats, writers,
artists, academics
21 OPINION
Dreaming of Tokyoxit
A future where the
capital has left Japan
noriko hama
22 HEALTH
Stress at work
Staff in Japan face
costly impact
27 LEGAL
Do you know GDPR?
Comparing Japan’s and
Europe’s data privacy regimes
29 HISTORY
Britain and Japan:
a close relationship
Documenting the figures
behind the two countries’ ties
30 FILM
Never too short
Making your name
in the world of films
32 TOP STORY
Mad dogs and Englishmen
(and women)
Land Rover, Austin and
rugby fans plan overland
odyssey to watch world cup
in Japan
38 EMBASSY
Sports Economy Forum
Transforming stadium and
arena into a profitable facility
41 BEHIND THE MIC
British skills, Japanese tastes
On the trail of craft gin in Kyoto
guy perryman mbe
42 ARTS
UK events in Japan
Theatre
Animation
Ballet
Cinema
Film Festival
Flower Show
44 COMMUNITY
46 BOOK REVIEW
Japan Sales Mastery:
Lessons from
thirty years in Japan
robert heldt