6 DESPATCHES
Ministerial visits resume,
progress on climate change
Trade minister signs deal—
our first VIP here for eight months
paul madden cmg
british ambassador to japan
8 PUBLISHER
ARK marks 30 years
Somerset expat’s NPO has saved
thousands of pets in Japan since
being founded in 1990
simon farrell
10 MEDIA
UK–Japan news
12 ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
Unique BBA a virtual success
sarah backley
13 PRESIDENT
Brighter, more hopeful 2021
david bickle
15 BCCJ VIRTUAL EVENT
Responsible Business
Forum: Planet
c bryan jones
16 BBA
British Business Awards 2020
Full report:
winners, VIPs, nominees, speakers,
judges, guests, sponsors and more
julian ryall
10
23 DRINK
English fizz
Louis Pommery adds
sparkle to the BBA
c bryan jones
25 DIPLOMACY
New Welsh envoy to Japan
Lands of my fathers and
rising sun share culture and rugby
custom media
28 SCIENCE
Not rocket science
JAXA’s Elizabeth Tasker studies
the sun, stars, galaxies and planets
simon farrell
31 HR
Recruiting recovery
An industry comes to grips with
the effects of a global health crisis
alec jordan
37 STATS
UK vs Japan
In digits, charts and graphs
39 FOOD
Home grown
For many Brits, it’s their
first Christmas in Japan
c bryan jones
42 ARTS
UK culture in Japan
(free tickets)