6 EMBASSY
Strength to strength
julia longbottom cmg

9 PUBLISHER
Labour of love
Welcome to the last hurrah simon farrell

12 MEDIA
UK–Japan news

14 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Journeying forward
lori henderson mbe sarah backley

15 PRESIDENT
Passing the baton
david bickle obe richard lyle

17 BCCJ
Brave Conversations,
Positive Transformations
The BCCJ introduces new digital project to improve business

19 BCCJ
Changing of the guard
New BCCJ president, executive director and Executive Committee

22 OLYMPICS
Tokyo 2020: How did we do?
Has the Paralympics changed Japan’s attitude and awareness to disabled access?
simon farrell

24 IN FOCUS
BCCJ member highlight: Robert Walters Japan
Managing Director Jeremy Sampson discusses candidate-centric hiring market in a post-pandemic world

26 AND IT’S GOODBYE FROM HIM
So. Farewell. Then. BCCJ ACUMEN Our most ubiquitous writer waxes nostalgic
julian ryall

28 DESPATCHES
Life after Tokyo
Business, lectures, travel, writing, speeches ... and tweeting
paul madden cmg

31 CHARITY
Animal Rescue Kansai 2022:
ARK is about rescue, care, education elizabeth oliver mbe

32 NPO
REI update
Refugee Empowerment International’s executive director on the NPO’s past, present and future
jane best obe

34 REVIEW
An Illustrated Guide to Samurai History and Culture: From the Age of Musashi to Contemporary Pop Culture phil robertson

36 HISTORY
Myth and reality
William Adams expert puts the record straight simon farrell

37 CREATIVE
Painful issues
Bicultural film director aims to narrow UK–Japan gap
john amari

39 NPO
Cyclists united
KIWL and Custom Media make perfect partners
rob williams

41 EMBASSY
From social club to business hub
Also promoting sustainability, equality, diversity, inclusion and culture sir david warren kcmg

42 NEW MEMBER
Civvy Street, Tokyo
UK Army life and Corporate Japan share much in common
andrew tiernan

44 OBITUARY
Henry Scott-Stokes
The quintessential—and controversial—Englishman abroad simon farrell

45 EMBASSY
End of an era
Warm memories of a special time sir timothy hitchens kcvo cmg

48 COMMUNITY

57 TO THE EDITOR
Look at history to see the future
Bring back BCCJ ACUMEN ! robin maynard mbe
Thank you
From Wales for years of support ursula bartlett-imadegawa

58 ARTS
UK culture in Japan (free tickets)