6 DESPATCHES
An historic few weeks
Farewell Shinzo Abe,
friend of Britain
paul madden cmg
british ambassador to japan
9 PUBLISHER
Expats in action
simon farrell
10 MEDIA
UK–Japan news
12 UK BUSINESS NEWS
UK in JAPAN restarted!
14 ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
Meeting challenges,
making changes
sarah backley
15 PRESIDENT
Bilateral trust,
trade and opportunity
david bickle
16 DIVERSITY
Isabel Reynolds
Historic media institution elects
its first British woman president
simon farrell
20 AWARD
Custom Media
wins Best CSR award
21 BCCJ VIRTUAL EVENT
Tokyo 2020 Paralympics:
One Year to Go
A discussion with the
International Paralympic Committee
c bryan jones
PHOTO: FCCJ
PHOTO: © BRITISH EMBASSY TOKYO
© TOM OLDHAM PHOTO: CUSTOM MEDIA
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22 2020 GAMES
Olympic business: on hold
From horse ambulances
to slalom obstacles, optimistic
UK suppliers delay deals
julian ryall
24 HEALTH
For healthy mindsets
AstraZeneca President
Stefan Woxström on improving
the lives of patients in Japan
by innovation
c bryan jones
28 VIRUS
The blitz spirit!
F&B and NPOs inspire British
business to defy the virus
julian ryall
33 EDUCATION
Exam anxiety
A Level and GCSE pupils in
Japan endure algorithm confusion
c bryan jones
36 VINTAGE
The camera hunter
Who said film is dead?
simon farrell
38 BOOKS
The good life?
Scot in Gifu shares
his life in the sticks
simon farrell
41 ARTS
UK culture in Japan
42 ART
Sony gongs for UK photos
London claims World Photography
Awards with Pixies, virus, war and
design themes
simon farrell