8 FOREWORD
The Diamond Jubilee
Sir David Warren KCMG CHAMPERS! British Ambassador to Japan

11 PUBLISHER
Warm Welcome and a Wet Farewell
Simon Farrell

12 MEDIA
UK-Japan News

15 PRESIDENT
New Year, New Face for BCCJ
Nick Walters

16 MEDIA
What you missed in the Japanese press

19 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Meet Your Executive Committee
Lori Henderson

20 DEFENCE
Sweet Deal or Arms Race?
Behind the multi-million pound UK– Japan defence pact

23 TAX
UK is “Open for Business”
Government wants investment, growth and jobs

24 POLITICS
Joint Statement by the Prime Ministers of the UK and Japan:
A Leading Strategic Partnership for Global Prosperity and Security

28 ENTREPRENEUR
Life in the Slow Lane

31 INTERVIEW
Robert Walters

32 ADVENTURE
Return Trip to Tower Bridge
Record-breaking global solo row, despite fear of deep water

34 EDUCATION
Selecting the Right University

35 MUSIC
Strictly Singing―for Charity
Sponsor a concert or audition at the British Embassy Choir Tokyo.

36 INVESTMENT
Who is a Professional Investor in Japan?

37 INVESTMENT
Buying Real Estate in Japan
Recent changes in markets and values

INDUSTRY & A-LIST
M&A
39 People, Costs, Policies and Unions

Office Solutions & Design
40 Feng Shui for Cynics
41 Efficiency, Costs, Risk

44 TRIBUTE
Minoru Mori
Businessman, benefactor and believer in the arts

45 BOOKS
MORI Building: The Making of Vertical Garden Cities

March Was Made of Yarn: Reflections on the Japanese Earthquake, Tsunami, and Nuclear Meltdown

46 ARTS EVENTS
Damien Hirst, Jane Eyre; Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy; One Day; Paul McCartney, Cambridge choir

48 COMMUNITY
VIP, BCCJ, campaign, roundtable, seminar, launch, promotion, fashion, film, art