7 PUBLISHER
Exporting education
And how it helps British soft power
simon farrell
8 MEDIA
UK–Japan news
Expat vote, Devon cheese,
CPTPP latest, Sky Browne
and more
10 UK BRANDS
Great British products
Nyetimber, Silent Pool Gin,
Lotus cars and Scottish Salmon
12 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Notes from the
Executive Director’s desk
lori henderson
13 PRESIDENT
Value our key workers
david bickle obe
14 EDUCATION
Land of fair play and freedom
Japan’s future leaders learn
diversity and equality in the UK
simon farrell
17 BCCJ EVENT
The Nikkei Asia story
How a financial weekly
is leading media’s digital
transition—thanks to the FT
megan casson
18 HOSPITALITY
The whole package
How to see the Olympics—in style
megan casson
23 EDUCATION
Benefits of a British
education in Japan
Diverse, sustainable, respect,
challenge, confident, knowledge,
creative, healthy, growth,
curious, nature, activities,
teamwork, individualism
megan casson
27 BCCJ EVENT
Internationalisation of
Japanese Universities
Educators, government and
students prepare for a new world
c bryan jones
32 EMBASSY EVENT
Northern Irish
eyes smile on Japan
Private and public sectors discuss
opportunities for Irish firms to
enter and expand in Japan
megan casson
36 REVIEW
Boxing on bikes!
New book offers historical
insights into the tough sport of
cycle racing and reveals how it
exemplifies Japanese society
and culture—warts and all
phil robertson
38 COMMUNITY
William Adams memorial,
online event featuring Nikkei,
British art on display in Tokyo
and Earth Day at BST Nursery
39 ARTS
UK culture in Japan
(free tickets)
40 STATS
UK vs Japan
In digits, charts and graphs
42 HISTORY
400 years later
William Adams makes
new headlines in Japan
robin james maynard mbe