8 DESPATCHES
Getting ready
for a busy autumn
Paul madden CMG
British ambassador to japan

11 PUBLISHER
Rugby fans take
slow road to Tokyo
Simon Farrell

12 MEDIA
UK–Japan news
15 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Positive impact
Defining the future of business
Lori Henderson MBE

17 PRESIDENT
Stronger together
Teamwork matters in
sport, business and research
David Bickle

18 EVENT
GREAT Weeks to
show GREAT business
One-year campaign
highlights Britain–Japan ties
Aaron Baggett

20 R&D
Battery boost
Japan link is key
for Coventry plant
Julian Ryall

24 HISTORY
The English samurai
New discoveries may shed
light on the first Briton in Japan
c Bryan Jones

30 EDUCATION
Boarding schools raise the bar
British-style education
expands in Japan and abroad
John Amari

39 EDUCATION
Middle Temple: past and future
Chuo University sends
law students to UK

41 JMEC
Career boost
Sally Army team consultant
recounts JMEC experience
Aaron Baggett

42 BEHIND THE MIC
Summer Sonic 2019
Guy Perryman MBE

46 ARTS
UK events in Japan
(free tickets)

48 PRESS RELEASE
Japanese comedian’s
top tips for fans travelling
to the Rugby World Cup

49 COMMUNITY

50 OPINION
Guess what G stood for
at the G7 Summit this year?
Noriko Hama

INDUSTRY
Education
26 A-list