7 PUBLISHER
Simon Farrell
Should I Stay or Should I Go?

9 PRESIDENT
Philip T Gibb
An Autumn to Look Forward to

11 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Lori Henderson
BCCJ and UK Firms Helping Tohoku

12 INTERVIEW
Michael Woodford MBE
President
Olympus Corporation
The Straight-talking Scouser
Latest British boss of a major Japanese firm

14 FEATURE
Disaster Aftermath Part 1―Education
School Report
No post-11 March mass exodus as most pupils return to class

19 LANGUAGE
Success in Business English
What’s inhibiting your firm and staff?

21 VISITING JAPAN
Inventor and entrepreneur Sir James Dyson

22 LEGISLATION
UK’s Tough New Anti-Corruption Law

25 BUSINESS RISK
Staff Jumping Ship
Mitigating the risk of defections and loss of vital information

26 CSR
Corporate Volunteers

28 FEATURE
Disaster Aftermath Part 2―Relocation
New dynamics six months after the earthquake and tsunami

INDUSTRY & A-LIST
HR, Recruitment and Corporate Training
33 Retaining Your Best Talent
39 Recruiting Using Social Media

41 UKTI
New Strategy for Exporters and Investors

42 CULTURE
London’s “Hyper Japan” is about cuisine, culture, cool, creative, cute and crazy in contemporary Japan

43 SPORT
“Cradle of Rugby” Tours Japan

44 MEDIA
BCCJ and UKTI in Parliament, Birmingham business, drug lag, FTAs, quantum computing, tag rugby, riot, tesco

46 COMMUNITY
Joint chamber event, Jeremy Hunt, Refugees International Japan, Edinburgh International Festival, Sir James Dyson, grand prix, Tokyo Jazz Festival

48 BOOKS
Drinking Japan: A Guide to Japan’s Best Drinks and Drinking Establishments
Plus: Tokyo commuting; English in a global Japan; nation searching for its place in the world.

51 TRANSLATION
Summary in Japanese