August 2018
VOLUME 9, ISSUE 8

6 DESPATCHES
Floods, Fox, football
paul madden cmg
uk ambassador to japan
9 EDITOR
Heatwave
Office trends, disasters
and a punk legend
jordan allen
10 MEDIA
UK Japan news
13 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Be in it to win it
2018 BBA nominations now open
lori henderson mbe
15 PRESIDENT
Plan and prepare
How businesses can help
staff prepare for anything
david bickle
17 MOTORS
Strength to strength
How the UK automotive
industry is looking to
the Japanese market
julian ryall
20 EMBASSY
When disaster strikes
What the UK government
can and cannot do
for you in Japan
simon farrell
23 BUSINESS
Flexible workspaces
Office sharing takes off in Japan
jordan allen
27 HISTORY
Coals to Newcastle ...
... or selling electronics
to Japan (Part III)
peter bacon mbe
30 HISTORY
The British samurai
Tracing the life and
journey of William Adams
saya hatton
32 ARTS
UK events in Japan
Exhibition
Ballet
Drama
Film
Orchestra
34 COMMUNITY
40 BEHIND THE MIC
It’s a rotten world
Learning and growing
with John Lydon
guy perryman mbe
42 OPINION
Pre Edo warlords
Japan and the EU join
forces against the US
noriko hama