BCCJ　ACUMEN（ビーシーシージェイ アキュメン） 発売日・バックナンバー

6 EMBASSY
Strength to strength
julia longbottom cmg

9 PUBLISHER
Labour of love
Welcome to the last hurrah simon farrell

12 MEDIA
UK–Japan news

14 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Journeying forward
lori henderson mbe sarah backley

15 PRESIDENT
Passing the baton
david bickle obe richard lyle

17 BCCJ
Brave Conversations,
Positive Transformations
The BCCJ introduces new digital project to improve business

19 BCCJ
Changing of the guard
New BCCJ president, executive director and Executive Committee

22 OLYMPICS
Tokyo 2020: How did we do?
Has the Paralympics changed Japan’s attitude and awareness to disabled access?
simon farrell

24 IN FOCUS
BCCJ member highlight: Robert Walters Japan
Managing Director Jeremy Sampson discusses candidate-centric hiring market in a post-pandemic world

26 AND IT’S GOODBYE FROM HIM
So. Farewell. Then. BCCJ ACUMEN Our most ubiquitous writer waxes nostalgic
julian ryall

28 DESPATCHES
Life after Tokyo
Business, lectures, travel, writing, speeches ... and tweeting
paul madden cmg

31 CHARITY
Animal Rescue Kansai 2022:
ARK is about rescue, care, education elizabeth oliver mbe

32 NPO
REI update
Refugee Empowerment International’s executive director on the NPO’s past, present and future
jane best obe

34 REVIEW
An Illustrated Guide to Samurai History and Culture: From the Age of Musashi to Contemporary Pop Culture phil robertson

36 HISTORY
Myth and reality
William Adams expert puts the record straight simon farrell

37 CREATIVE
Painful issues
Bicultural film director aims to narrow UK–Japan gap
john amari

39 NPO
Cyclists united
KIWL and Custom Media make perfect partners
rob williams

41 EMBASSY
From social club to business hub
Also promoting sustainability, equality, diversity, inclusion and culture sir david warren kcmg

42 NEW MEMBER
Civvy Street, Tokyo
UK Army life and Corporate Japan share much in common
andrew tiernan

44 OBITUARY
Henry Scott-Stokes
The quintessential—and controversial—Englishman abroad simon farrell

45 EMBASSY
End of an era
Warm memories of a special time sir timothy hitchens kcvo cmg

48 COMMUNITY

57 TO THE EDITOR
Look at history to see the future
Bring back BCCJ ACUMEN ! robin maynard mbe
Thank you
From Wales for years of support ursula bartlett-imadegawa

58 ARTS
UK culture in Japan (free tickets)

7 EMBASSY
Cheers to UK’s first
Royal Platinum Jubilee
julia longbottom cmg
9 PUBLISHER
The other Japan
simon farrell
10 MEDIA
UK–Japan news
12 UK BRANDS
Great British products
Nyetimber, Fever-Tree,
Molton Brown and Morgan Cars
14 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Brave Conversations,
Positive Transformations
At the heart of change in 2022
lori henderson
15 PRESIDENT
Importance of collaboration
david bickle obe
16 INTERVIEW
Carolyn Davidson
British Consul General Osaka
simon farrell
20 BUSINESS
UK–Japan:
Move over Kanto!
Despite Brexit and Covid, Kansai
is bonding with UK in food, digital,
industry, healthcare, culture, arts
and engineering
julian ryall
24 EDUCATION
Thinking ahead
International schools in Japan
and how they prepare students
for the future
megan casson
38 FORECAST
Year of the tiger
How to prosper in 2022
michiaki tanaka
39 INTERVIEW
One foot in both
Oxford and Kyoto
simon farrell
40 INTERVIEW
Scots passion for sake
Edinburgh thesis on rice
brew inspires his career
megan casson
42 OBITUARY
David Jack
1938–2021
dominic al-badri
44 STATS
UK vs Japan
In digits, charts and graphs
45 COMMUNITY
46 ARTS
UK culture in Japan
Harry Potter: A History of Magic
and The Lion in Winter
Free tickets for
Banksy: Genius or Vandal? and
Damien Hirs

7 PUBLISHER
Britons gonged for great deeds
In business, culture, entertainment, charity and history
simon farrell

8 MEDIA
UK–Japan news

10 UK BRANDS
Great British products
Nyetimber, Arran Scotch Whisky,
Molton Brown, Scottish Salmon and Morgan Cars

12 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
New horizons
A return to in-person and B2B activities
lori henderson

13 PRESIDENT
Night to remember
david bickle obe

14 BBA
2021 British Business Awards
Transform the norm
julian ryall

24 EVENT
TALiNT International
Annual Recruitment Awards
megan casson

27 TECH
Virtual guardian
Kyushu schools test Liverpudlian
teacher’s child abuse app
julian ryall

30 BCCJ EVENT
Black History Month
BCCJ collaborates with the University of Oxford on first
Black History Month event
megan casson

32 REVIEW
Collision Course
Carlos Ghosn and the Culture Wars That Upended an Auto Empire
phil robertson

33 REVIEW
Mind Over Sales
Mindful leadership, limitless sales and invincible teamwork
robert heldt

35 BCCJ MEMBER
Sound asleep
Tokyo-based Scot
pens children’s book
megan casson

39 COMMUNITY

40 CREATIVE
On a mission for music
megan casson

41 ARTS
UK culture in Japan
(free tickets)

42 STATS
UK vs Japan
In digits, charts and graphs

6 EMBASSY
UK–Japan trade ties
Raring to grow as we move
out of the pandemic
darren goff
9 PUBLISHER
Finding Black in the
Union Jack (and Japan)
Last call for Tokyo 2020 and
British Business Awards 2021
simon farrell
10 MEDIA
UK–Japan news
12 UK BRANDS
Great British products
Nyetimber, Lonewolf Gin,
Molton Brown, Scottish Salmon
and Caterham Cars
14 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Transform the norm
British Business Awards 2021
lori henderson
15 PRESIDENT
Olympic inspiration
david bickle obe
16 BLACK HISTORY MONTH
BCCJ Event
The BCCJ unveils
plans for celebration
17
Being Black and British in Japan
This man helps Japan see Black in
the Union Jack
john amari
21
Why I choose Japan
And how I found my forte
john amari
23
Depicting diversity
BCCJ Excom and Diversity, Equity
and Inclusion Taskforce member
creates art inspired by his heritage
james nepaulsingh
30 OLYMPICS
Adversity brings out the best of
British business at Tokyo 2020
How UK firms with Olympics
contracts coped with Covid
julian ryall
32
Two views from Olympic volunteers
phil robertson
karin hattori
38 COMMUNITY
41 STATS
UK vs Japan
In digits, charts and graphs
42 ARTS
UK culture in Japan
(free tickets)

8 PUBLISHER
Para aims high
War veteran turns
tragedy into opportunity
simon farrell
10 MEDIA
UK–Japan news
12 UK BRANDS
Great British products
Nyetimber, Jaipur Beer,
Molton Brown, Lotus Emira
and Scottish Salmon
14 FOOD & DRINK
British Market
BCCJ displays member firms’
products at Tokyo event
megan casson
16 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Into new terrain
lori henderson
17 PRESIDENT
And so the Games begin
david bickle obe
18 TECH
Cutting edge
Belfast and Tokyo join forces
on computing research
megan casson
21 MEDIA
Them and us
UK media call for end to
Tokyo’s cliquey kisha clubs
julian ryall
23 RECRUITMENT
Wanted: soft skills
Firms positive about
post-pandemic future
megan casson
26 EXPORTS
Trade: tables turned
How the UK cut a £4 billion trade
deficit with Japan into a level
playing field of £25 billion in
bilateral business
gavin blair
30 SCIENCE
Regenerative medicine
Japan Society webinar explores
ongoing collaboration between
Oxford and Tokyo
megan casson
32 ART
NFTs: The missing link?
Traditional art embraces
blockchain technology in
world-first project
julian ryall
36 EVENT
JMEC 27: And the winners are …
Staff from the British Embassy
Tokyo and Custom Media, plus
world’s biggest drinks maker and
several healthcare providers
megan casson
38 COMMUNITY
40 ARTS
UK culture in Japan
(free tickets)
42 BCCJ EVENT
Tohoku Week
BCCJ highlights local
businesses and tourism
megan casson

7 PUBLISHER
Exporting education
And how it helps British soft power
simon farrell
8 MEDIA
UK–Japan news
Expat vote, Devon cheese,
CPTPP latest, Sky Browne
and more
10 UK BRANDS
Great British products
Nyetimber, Silent Pool Gin,
Lotus cars and Scottish Salmon
12 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Notes from the
Executive Director’s desk
lori henderson
13 PRESIDENT
Value our key workers
david bickle obe
14 EDUCATION
Land of fair play and freedom
Japan’s future leaders learn
diversity and equality in the UK
simon farrell
17 BCCJ EVENT
The Nikkei Asia story
How a financial weekly
is leading media’s digital
transition—thanks to the FT
megan casson
18 HOSPITALITY
The whole package
How to see the Olympics—in style
megan casson
23 EDUCATION
Benefits of a British
education in Japan
Diverse, sustainable, respect,
challenge, confident, knowledge,
creative, healthy, growth,
curious, nature, activities,
teamwork, individualism
megan casson
27 BCCJ EVENT
Internationalisation of
Japanese Universities
Educators, government and
students prepare for a new world
c bryan jones
32 EMBASSY EVENT
Northern Irish
eyes smile on Japan
Private and public sectors discuss
opportunities for Irish firms to
enter and expand in Japan
megan casson
36 REVIEW
Boxing on bikes!
New book offers historical
insights into the tough sport of
cycle racing and reveals how it
exemplifies Japanese society
and culture—warts and all
phil robertson
38 COMMUNITY
William Adams memorial,
online event featuring Nikkei,
British art on display in Tokyo
and Earth Day at BST Nursery
39 ARTS
UK culture in Japan
(free tickets)
40 STATS
UK vs Japan
In digits, charts and graphs
42 HISTORY
400 years later
William Adams makes
new headlines in Japan
robin james maynard mbe

7 PUBLISHER
Put your passion into action
People and non-profits need
each other now
simon farrell
8 MEDIA
UK–Japan news
10 UK BRANDS
Great British products
12 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
The difference one year makes
lori henderson
13 PRESIDENT
Taking inspiration from Tohoku
david bickle
15 MONEY
Tokyo–London
financial seminar
Two fintech hubs join forces
megan casson
16 EMBASSY
H.E. Julia Longbottom CMG
First female British Ambassador
to Japan
simon farrell
21 INTERVIEW
BBC picks sake expert
Top Hiroshima brewer
among 100 inspiring
and influential women
simon farrell
23 FOOD & DRINK
Eat your heart out
Healthy dairy and premium booze
debuts for UK at Foodex
julian ryall
26 BCCJ EVENT
International Women’s Day:
Women in Trade
megan casson
29 SCIENCE
Biotech buy-in
London’s 4BIO lands Kyowa Kirin’s
first venture fund investment
c bryan jones
31 BCCJ EVENT
Business and economic
conditions after Covid-19
megan casson
33 CHARITY
How KIWL helped
beat my demons
Cyclist reveals how
he manages ADHD
andrew edsall
36 COMMUNITY
38 HISTORY
What’s past is prologue
Fascinating account of Jardine
Matheson’s critical role in trade
and other ties with Japan
eiichiro tokumoto
41 ARTS
UK culture in Japan
(free tickets)
42 CREATIVE
Sony World Photography
Awards 2021
Britons named as finalists
megan casson

6 DESPATCHES
Parting thoughts
paul madden cmg
british ambassador to japan
10 PUBLISHER
New name for new era
Refugees NPO changes how
it engages and fundraises
simon farrell
12 MEDIA
UK–Japan news
14 ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
Continued transformation
sarah backley
15 PRESIDENT
Sustainable practice,
brighter tomorrow
david bickle obe
16 BCCJ EVENT
The Biodiversity Crisis and
the Corporate Response
Experts discuss next steps
in saving the planet—and
how business can help
megan casson
18 CSR
The gain from pain
Post-virus NPOs get creative
to survive and thrive
megan casson
21 D&I
Women in media
FCCJ panel tackles lack of
diversity in the industry
megan casson
22 GONGS
Steve Crane OBE:
Gentleman, now an officer
simon farrell
25 TECH
Future of mobility
GREAT Season highlights
UK–Japan transport collaboration
c bryan jones
29 HISTORY
William Adams memorial
Sculpture commemorating the
first Briton in Japan installed at
the British Embassy Tokyo
robin james maynard mbe
31 EDUCATION
Full steam ahead
Teachers prepare pupils—
especially girls—for bright
futures in global world
megan casson
34 REVIEW
England’s quest for
Japan’s riches
The unique gift that sealed
a deal for bilateral business
thomas lockley
35 REVIEW
Fried Octopus,
Instead of Sticks of Rock
The unique gift that sealed
a deal for bilateral business
matt burney
37 MEDIA
Cynic’s guide to japan
Sarcasm and Marmite help this
YouTuber sell his adopted land
simon farrell
38 FINANCE
Is Robert Hirst the first Briton
to bring a theme park to Japan?
simon farrell
41 ARTS
UK culture in Japan
(free tickets)
42 FORECAST
Feng Shui: 2021
What to expect in the
Year of the Metal Ox
michiaki tanaka

6 DESPATCHES
Ministerial visits resume,
progress on climate change
Trade minister signs deal—
our first VIP here for eight months
paul madden cmg
british ambassador to japan
8 PUBLISHER
ARK marks 30 years
Somerset expat’s NPO has saved
thousands of pets in Japan since
being founded in 1990
simon farrell
10 MEDIA
UK–Japan news
12 ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
Unique BBA a virtual success
sarah backley
13 PRESIDENT
Brighter, more hopeful 2021
david bickle
15 BCCJ VIRTUAL EVENT
Responsible Business
Forum: Planet
c bryan jones
16 BBA
British Business Awards 2020
Full report:
winners, VIPs, nominees, speakers,
judges, guests, sponsors and more
julian ryall
10
23 DRINK
English fizz
Louis Pommery adds
sparkle to the BBA
c bryan jones
25 DIPLOMACY
New Welsh envoy to Japan
Lands of my fathers and
rising sun share culture and rugby
custom media
28 SCIENCE
Not rocket science
JAXA’s Elizabeth Tasker studies
the sun, stars, galaxies and planets
simon farrell
31 HR
Recruiting recovery
An industry comes to grips with
the effects of a global health crisis
alec jordan
37 STATS
UK vs Japan
In digits, charts and graphs
39 FOOD
Home grown
For many Brits, it’s their
first Christmas in Japan
c bryan jones
42 ARTS
UK culture in Japan
(free tickets)

6 DESPATCHES
An historic few weeks
Farewell Shinzo Abe,
friend of Britain
paul madden cmg
british ambassador to japan
9 PUBLISHER
Expats in action
simon farrell
10 MEDIA
UK–Japan news
12 UK BUSINESS NEWS
UK in JAPAN restarted!
14 ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
Meeting challenges,
making changes
sarah backley
15 PRESIDENT
Bilateral trust,
trade and opportunity
david bickle
16 DIVERSITY
Isabel Reynolds
Historic media institution elects
its first British woman president
simon farrell
20 AWARD
Custom Media
wins Best CSR award
21 BCCJ VIRTUAL EVENT
Tokyo 2020 Paralympics:
One Year to Go
A discussion with the
International Paralympic Committee
c bryan jones
PHOTO: FCCJ
PHOTO: © BRITISH EMBASSY TOKYO
© TOM OLDHAM PHOTO: CUSTOM MEDIA
6
22 2020 GAMES
Olympic business: on hold
From horse ambulances
to slalom obstacles, optimistic
UK suppliers delay deals
julian ryall
24 HEALTH
For healthy mindsets
AstraZeneca President
Stefan Woxström on improving
the lives of patients in Japan
by innovation
c bryan jones
28 VIRUS
The blitz spirit!
F&B and NPOs inspire British
business to defy the virus
julian ryall
33 EDUCATION
Exam anxiety
A Level and GCSE pupils in
Japan endure algorithm confusion
c bryan jones
36 VINTAGE
The camera hunter
Who said film is dead?
simon farrell
38 BOOKS
The good life?
Scot in Gifu shares
his life in the sticks
simon farrell
41 ARTS
UK culture in Japan
42 ART
Sony gongs for UK photos
London claims World Photography
Awards with Pixies, virus, war and
design themes
simon farrell

6 DESPATCHES
Gradually getting
back to a “new normal”
paul madden cmg
british ambassador to japan

9 PUBLISHER
Don’t doubt our diversity
simon farrell

10 MEDIA
UK–Japan news

12 ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
Doubling down on digital
sam maddicott

13 PRESIDENT
Are you ready for an
even more digital world?
david bickle

15 BCCJ EVENT
AGM 2020
Webinar reflects challenges,
greets new Excom
sam maddicott

17 FINANCE
London, New York,
Hong Kong Tokyo?
Can Japan draw firms
fleeing Hong Kong?
julian ryall

18 TRADE
How to sell
Northern Ireland to Japan
Invest NI’s man in Tokyo
talks about trade and research
c bryan jones

20 DIPLOMACY
My happy three-and-half
years in London
koji tsuruoka

23 FDI
Hitachi signals new
rail era in Durham
London–Edinburgh east coast
trains to roll in autumn 2021
simon farrell

24 FOOD AND DRINK
Tastes of summer
British gourmet seasonal
cuisine and wine for Japan
c bryan jones

26 SUSTAINABLE
Passion for #PlasticFree
Creative ways to save the Earth
simon farrell

28 BOOKS
For quirky bookworms
Naming a book shop Infinity
is inviting the inevitable. Or is it?
simon farrell

32 CHARITY
Ladies in white lycra
rob williams

36 INTERVIEW
Fight for rights
#KuToo activist Yumi Ishikawa
is one of Japan’s two
BBC 100 women of 2019
malcolm foster

38 INTERVIEW
Life in the fast lane
Emiko Jozuka is preserving her
father’s legacy as Asia’s godfather
of motorsport photography
simon farrell

40 JMEC
Scots-led teams
win top JMEC awards
james greer

42 STATS
UK vs Japan
In digits, charts and graphs

6 DESPATCHES
Covid-19: new tasks,
new ways of working
paul madden cmg
british ambassador to japan
9 PUBLISHER
Power of positive
Face tragedy with
humour and help
simon farrell
10 MEDIA
UK–Japan news
12 ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
Digital balance
Looking ahead to the
chamber’s “new normal”
sarah backley
13 PRESIDENT
Challenges and
opportunities of transition
david bickle
14 Q&A
Graham Davis
Meet the new BCCJ senior adviser
c bryan jones
15 BCCJ EVENTS
Webinar Week
Replay the BCCJ’s
Covid-19 expert panels
c bryan jones
16 INTERVIEW
Tokiko Shimizu
The Bank of Japan’s
first woman executive director
simon farrell
19 STATS
UK vs Japan
In digits, charts and graphs
20 HEALTH
Culture of change
GSK’s journey for better health,
teamwork and communication
c bryan jones
25 EDUCATION
Online learning = better results?
International schools
see a silver lining in crisis
c bryan jones
28 CHARITY
Exclusive: My dad was in
prison with Nelson Mandela!
The incredible story of the latest
Knights in White Lycra recruit
simon farrell
30 INTERVIEW
Dr Kenji Shibuya
Covid-19, NHS, WHO,
AIDS and expat advice
simon farrell
31 CHARITY
What refugees can teach us
And how you can support
them in the “new normal”
jane best obe
32 COVID-19
Stoic under stress
Despite pain, Japan expats
in UK adopt stiff upper lip
and cheer NHS spirit
julian ryall
34 SME
SMEs fight to survive
Govt helps virus-hit firms with
cash, advice and by easing rules,
but is it enough?
julian ryall
37 HISTORY
William Adams
Remains of First Briton
in Japan found
38 MOTORS
Lotus: lean and mean
This classic British brand sells more
cars in Japan than any other market
simon farrell
40 Q&A
Big Ms Sumo
Hiyori Kon is one of Japan’s
two BBC 100 women of 2019
nina oiki
42 OPINION
Japan’s foreign policy and
global relations: The UK
as a special new partner?
ra mason phd, fhea
COVER PHOTO: LIFE.14
INDUSTRY: Education
26 A-list