6 DESPATCHES
Osaka’s weekend as
the centre of the world
paul madden cmg
british ambassador to japan

8 PUBLISHER
Glass ceiling smasher
Many firsts for female
role model Haruno Yoshida
simon farrell

10 MEDIA
UK–Japan news
Export rise, creative additions,
envoy visits, tattooed bathers,
sport and priestly honours

13 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Be responsible
Bringing BCCJ 5.0 to life
lori henderson mbe

15 PRESIDENT
Shared interests
G20 delivered optimism
for UK and Japan
david bickle

16 BCCJ EVENT
Rolls-Royce
Breakfast meeting with Ben Story
nathalie muto

18
Disruption, expectation
and complexity
The 21st-Century Business
Imperative with Rio Tinto
nathalie muto

21 G20
United efforts
UK, Japan lead G20 talks
on tech and environment
c bryan jones

22 CHARITY
All I wanna do is ... bicycle!
Queens and kings of the road
miho sainoki

32 BEHIND THE MIC
I am music
Virtual vacation with Maxi Priest
guy perryman mbe

34 MUSIC
Sounds of business
Midori Komachi develops a
musical bridge with UK brands
c bryan jones

38 ARTS
UK culture in Japan
Light design, Wars of the Roses,
Irish comedy, Lowe’s pabrock,
plus Tolkien and monsters
(free tickets)

40 COMMUNITY

42 OPINION
In search of the caring economy
Lessons to be learned
by the new from the old
noriko hama