February 2019
VOLUME 10, ISSUE 2

6 DESPATCHES
Prime Ministers May
and Abe meet in London
paul madden cmg
british ambassador to japan

9 PUBLISHER
Behind the scenes
simon farrell

10 MEDIA
UK–Japan news
13 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Seat at the table
B20, W20 and Excom elections
lori henderson mbe

15 PRESIDENT
Growing trust
Post-Brexit business ties
with Japan look bright
david bickle

17 OPINION
Broad, detailed and imprecise
noriko hama

18 EMBASSY
Great opportunities
UK in Japan 2019–20 puts
British excellence centre stage
julian ryall

20 TECH
Crypto: seven sins of start-ups
Fools rush in where angel
investors fear to tread
michelle corning

23 BCCJ EVENT
Personal and business branding
Masterclass offers tips
for online networking
megan casson

25 INTERVIEW
Surveyed solutions
Robert Walters brings
insight to hiring
lia walsh

26 HISTORY
Ships that pass in the night
Wreckage sheds light on
19th-century UK–Japan trade
julian ryall

28 FOOD
Proper job!
Jam first, and do it dreckly!
c bryan jones

31 CREATIVE
English plums at the
2019 Sony World Photography
Awards

32 ART
Back and forth
Grandson of Sir John Betjeman CBE
studies art in Tokyo
julian ryall

34 ARTS
UK events in Japan
(with free tickets)

36 BEHIND THE MIC
Kerry Ellis
Star of the West End Stage
guy perryman mbe

40 RUGBY
Local hero, global view
Osaka rugby star eyes
home and away
lily fukuoka

42 OLYMPICS
All in a row
Team GB cuts a fast path
to Olympic gold
julian ryall

44 COMMUNITY

46 FORECAST
Feng Shui: 2019
What to expect in
the Year of the Boar
michiaki tanaka

PHOTO: LILY FUKUOKA
PHOTO: CALDERWOOD IMAGES