BCCJ ACUMEN October Issue

7 PUBLISHER Memory Lane for BCCJ Members Simon Farrell

9 FOREWORD Olympic Bid a Stimulus for Growth Ambassador Tim Hitchens CMG LVO

10 MEDIA UK-Japan News

13 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Strategic, Emotional Impact of the 2020 Tokyo Games Lori Henderson MBE

14 MEDIA What you missed in the Japanese press

17 UKTI Eye on Expansion

19 PRESIDENT Opportunity Knocks Alison Jambert

20 BRITISH BUSINESS AWARDS You Judge the Judges: Part Two What it takes to be a BBA winner

22 LEAD STORY Strength to Strength Sixty-five years of diversity, charity and business make the BCCJ better than ever

26 CUISINE Food for Thought Campaign aims to improve image of UK fare

28 TO THE EDITOR For the Love of Country

29 EMBASSY Batting for Recovery

31 CSR Precious Lives

33 CHARITY Shaken, not Stirred

34 ANNIVERSARY Pomp, Circumstance and the Quest for Peace

37 INTERVIEW Pierre de Villeméjane

39 DIVERSITY D&I: Where to Start?

INDUSTRY
MICE, Travel & Leisure
42 A-LIST

Wining & Dining
44 Spirits of the Season
46 A-LIST

48 EDUCATION
Fostering Scientists of Tomorrow

50 ARTS
UK Events in Japan
Roppongi Crossing 2013: OUT OF DOUBT,
The Stone Roses: Made Of Stone,
Pygmalion,
Franz Ferdinand,
William Morris: Beauty of Living,
BUNNY SMASH– Design to Touch the World

52 COMMUNITY
Visit, Embassy, BCCJ, Exchange, Education, Launch, Anniversary, Film, Art

54 HEALTH
Common Questions,
Misconceptions about the Flu

55 IF YOU ASK ME Worth Every Yen

56 BOOK REVIEW Modernity Britain