7 PUBLISHER
It’s a War Out There
Simon Farrell

9 FAREWELL
Ambassador Sir David Warren KCMG

13 PRESIDENT
And the Winner is ... Great Britain!
Nick Walters

14 MEDIA
UK–Japan News

17 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Moving Forward
Lori Henderson

18 MEDIA
What you missed in the Japanese press

20 COVER STORY
The Madness of a Ban
British beef has been banned here for 16 years, but could be back on the menu soon

CSR
24 Volunteers for the Vulnerable
27 “Carnival” Raises Millions for Children with Cancer
28 DRINKS Paid to Party

30 WINE Changing Tastes
Royalty and sport boost British wine sales

DESIGN
32 Branching Out
34 With Dignity and Function

37 TRAVEL
Joining Forces
BA and JAL partnership

38 A-LIST
MICE, Travel & Leisure

HOSPITALITY
41 Home from Home

42 INDUSTRY
MICE, Travel & Leisure

43 TRAVEL
Interview
Luc Delaplace

INDUSTRY
Wining & Dining
44 A Love of All Things British ...
Except the Food

45 A-LIST
Wining & Dining

47 FOOD
Marmite and Natto
Kobe chef’s 40-year mission in UK to demystify cuisine

BOOKS
48 Searching for My Sons

49 The British and Irish Short Story
Handbook
The Light Between Oceans

50 COMMUNITY
CSR, BCCJ, talk, lecture, seminar, art, film, music, photography

52 ARTS EVENTS
Kishin Shinoyama’s photography, Turner Prize winner Antony Gormley, The Chieftans: The 50th Anniversary Tour, Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles, Japan in a Day, You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

54 CULTURE
British Performing Arts Festival 2012