7 PUBLISHER
Simon Farrell

8 2011 BRITISH BUSINESS AWARDS
Guest speaker, FT columnist Mrs Moneypenny, writes for ACUMEN.

9 PRESIDENT
BBA: Great Way to End a Tough Year
Philip T Gibb

11 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Social Responsibility a Key Mission of the BCCJ
Lori Henderson

12 COVER
Haneda vs Narita
Costs, convenience and connections are key to Japan’s survival as a regional hub and destination

17 CONFAB
Japan’s First Aviation Finance Forum
Traffic, technology, money and manufacturing make Tokyo an ideal spot for UK industry-data firm’s new office

18 INTERVIEW
Innocent Passion for English Cabbages & Roses
Hisa Tsuchida and Nori Sakaue
Innocent Inc.

22 UK Trade & Investment
Reassure and Rebuild
Revitalising UK-Japan trade and spreading the message

23 EMBASSY
New Way to Apply for UK Passport

24 PEOPLE
C W Nicol
Wood’n You Believe it
CW Nicol MBE sees the forest and the trees

26 ENVIRONMENT
E-idea Winners Announced
Awards for energy, recycling, eco-tourism and self-sufficiency

29 VISITING JAPAN
Dale Carnegie Training
CEO Peter Handal

30 CSR
Pride and Purpose
Unilever’s quake clean up volunteers share their feelings.

32 FUNDRAISER
The Tyler Foundation’s White Hot Extravaganza Night on 28 September raises millions of yen for helping young victims of cancer.

33 DISASTER AFTERMATH―PART 3
Going to the Dogs
Post quake shambles: animals suffer dehydration, starvation, cannibalism as authorities do nothing

34 INDUSTRY & A-LIST
MICE, Hospitality & Restaurants

38 SPORT
Football Gentleman Scores Latest Gong
Chris McDonald becomes the second Brit in the JFA Hall of Fame and the English FA gives JFA a new trophy.

40 MUSIC
Blown Away
Cardiff-Tochigi duo Celtic Wind help boost folk music appeal.

41 BOOKS
Three digitized books on Japan you can download for free.

42 MEDIA
Latest UK-Japan News
Eurofighter, Olympics, Nissan’s 25th year in UK, EV sports car, UK-Japan ties, opera, strike, badminton, education, quake concert, rakugo star hacked, PoWs, snail

44 COMMUNITY
BCCJ, embassy, environment, opening, VIP visit, joint chambers, lecture, launch, theatre, festival

46 TRANSLATION
Summary in Japanese