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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

BCCJ ACUMEN
Issue 9

7 PUBLISHER BBA: You Judge the Judges Simon Farrell

8 MEDIA UK-Japan News

11 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR A Meaningful Contribution Lori Henderson MBE

12 MEDIA What you missed in the Japanese press

15 PRESIDENT Food, Glorious Food Alison Jambert

17 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Are We at the BCCJ Doing Enough?

18 LEAD STORY Motors Without Borders Caterham and Suzuki go back to roots to make mini eco sports car

23 LANGUAGE Mind Your Manners Global confab highlights politeness in different societies

24 EMBASSY People over Profit Kyocera founder explains his strategy to revive JAL

25 TRADE A Model for B2B Cooperation

29 INTERVIEW Vishal Sinha

31 INTERVIEW Philippe Fauchet

33 RECRUITMENT Basil Le Roux

INDUSTRY
HR & Recruitment

35 Employee Mobility and Talent Management

37 End of Brainteaser Interviews

38 A-LIST

41 View from Within

Corporate Training & Business Education

42 A-LIST

43 Killing the Ums and Ahs

44 MUSIC Quality Key to Guitars of Note York craftsman creates custom-made instruments in Osaka

47 ANNIVERSARY Japan400: Sex, History, Art, Music, Festival, Confab

48 ARTS UK Events in Japan Jeanne, Turner from the Tate: The Making of a Master, Regimental Band of the Coldstream Guards, Edward II, Barakura Harvest Festival 2013, Diana

50 COMMUNITY Memorial, embassy, expo, charity, science, dinner, celebration, festival, music, culture, art

52 HEALTH Should I Be Worried about My Cholesterol?

53 BOOKS Sexy Little Numbers The Tomb in the Kyoto Hills

54 IF YOU ASK ME Europe: In or Out?

BCCJ ACUMEN

7 PUBLISHER British Business Awards: Artist, Judge, Nominations Simon Farrell

9 FOREWORD It’s a Boy! Tim Hitchens CMG LVO

12 MEDIA UK - Japan News

15 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The Importance of Sport Lori Henderson MBE

16 MEDIA What you missed in the Japanese press

19 PRESIDENT The Sounds of Success Alison Jambert

20 LEAD STORY Healthcare: Prevent and Detect

22 DESIGN Interacting with Interiors

27 EDUCATION The Globis Vision

28 SPORT United in Health and Spirit

29 EVENT What Would a Tokyo 2020 Olympics Bring to Japan?

30 ANNIVERSARY 400 Night

33 INTERVIEW Jonathan Sampson

34 TECHNOLOGY Lessons in Communication

37 PHARMACEUTICAL Closer to a Cure

INDUSTRY
Pharmaceutical & Healthcare

39 Use of Third Party Intermediaries

40 A-LIST

Market Entry & Market Research

42 A-LIST

43 How Research Reflects Decision-making

45 New Tax Rate: What It Means

46 CREATIVE Interior Design: the Future Firm overcomes challenges to design modern Audi office

49 MUSIC The Prodigy Daughter

50 HISTORY Blood Diaries

52 ARTS EVENTS The Comedy of Errors, Flowers in Bloom: The Culture of Gardening in Edo, Dracula, Ginger & Rosa, Graham Parker, The Classic Buskers

54 COMMUNITY BCCJ, anniversary, sport, music, dance, film, culture

56 HEALTH Is There a Blood Test for Cancer?

57 IF YOU ASK ME Has the Revolving Door of PMs Now Closed?

58 BOOK REVIEW From the Ruins of Empire

7 PUBLISHER Helping the Other Half Simon Farrell

8 MEDIA UK–Japan News

11 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR From Dundee to MBE Lori Henderson MBE

12 MEDIA What you missed in the Japanese press

15 PRESIDENT Unleashing Creativity Alison Jambert
LEAD STORY

16 Driving the Dragon Economy

19 Getting the Word Out

21 ANNIVERSARY Friends by Mistake

22 INTERVIEW EU–Japan FTA: Update

25 VISA Exiled from Home

27 CHARITY Turning On the Tap

31 TECHNOLOGY The Power of Word of Mouth
INDUSTRY
IT & Telecommunications

33 IT: the Future Is Bright

34 A-LIST

38 FOOD Reds in Bed

40 MOTORS Wanted: Sponsors to Be Scared Silly

42 ENTERTAINMENT Journey to the Heart of Nature

44 MUSIC Brighton Rocks Chiba Beach

46 ARTS EVENTS Legend of Rock at Hibiya Yaon Vol.5, Song for Marion, Kohei Koike Recorder Recital―Handel and His Contemporaries, Waste Land, 56th World Press Photo Contest, Lausanne Gala 2013―In Honour of Prince Takamado

48 COMMUNITY BCCJ, politics, embassy, anniversary, charity, sport, gardening, food, exhibition

51 HEALTH When the Cure Is Worse than the Disease

53 IF YOU ASK ME My Brother and I

54 BOOK REVIEWS Adolescence without End Shutting out the Sun
COVER IMAGE: AKIYOSHI ISHIGAMI

7 PUBLISHER Never Too Early to Plan the BBA Simon Farrell

8 MEDIA UK–Japan News

11 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR A Great Year for Anniversaries Lori Henderson MBE

12 MEDIA What you missed in the Japanese press

15 PRESIDENT 65 Years Young Alison Jambert

16 COVER STORY Women in Business Summit The next generation of women leaders in business

19 COMPETITION JMEC 19 Winners Announced

20 VISITING JAPAN Looking to Europe and Beyond

22 SUSTAINABILITY Doing Well by Doing Good

24 ANNIVERSARY Legends and Facts

27 INTERVIEW Jeff Streeter

29 AWARD A Day of Pride at the Palace

30 CONSULTING Time for a Change

31 CHARITY Living in Limbo

32 DESIGN Creating Colourful, Festive Funerals

INDUSTRY

Office Solutions & Design
36 A-LIST

39 The Tenant Representative Advantage

42 FASHION An Oasis in Omotesando

44 MUSIC The 50-year Friendship

46 FILM Bard to the Future

48 ARTS EVENTS Contemporary Eyes III Sunrise and Sunset, Harry PotterTM: The Exhibition, The Dresser, Sarah Brightman Japan Tour, The Royal Ballet, Roppongi Hills and Mori Museum 10th Anniversary Exhibition All You Need Is LOVE: From Chagall to Kusama and Hatsune Miku

50 COMMUNITY BCCJ, charity, education, design, fashion, film, sport

52 HEALTH Planning a Trip to Paradise?

53 IF YOU ASK ME Dragon in Shallow Waters?

54 BOOK REVIEWS At Home Abroad Tohoku Comfort Food

7 PUBLISHER BCCJ ACUMEN Without Borders Simon Farrell

8 MEDIA UK–Japan News

11 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Our First Contested Election Lori Henderson MBE

12 MEDIA What you missed in the Japanese press

15 PRESIDENT More of the Same ... But Different Alison Jambert

16 ANNIVERSARY UK–Japan: History Highlights

19 PROFILE FT: The Honest Financier’s Friend
INTERVIEW

20 Yuzo Yagi 21 David Swan

22 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Warning: Reform or Fail

24 COVER STORY Making Waves in Tidal Energy Scots help post-quake Japan exploit power of the oceans

29 POLL FCIJ Business Confidence Survey
INDUSTRY
Legal & Compliance

30 Anti-bribery and Corruption Law: Renewed Intent

31 A-LIST

33 Compliance: Avoiding Traps for the Unwary Management Consulting

34 A-LIST 35 Strategy Isn’t the Issue

37 CHARITY TELL: “Forty for the Future”

38 ADVENTURE Scuppered, Saved and Happy Socks
SPORT

40 Stumped! 42 Howzat for Holyrood Honour?

43 ART Bacon: Desperate, Joyous and Intense

44 ARTS EVENTS My Fair Lady, The Angels’ Share, Big Beach Festival ’13, James Blake― Japan Tour 2013, Othello, Natsume Soseki and Arts

46 COMMUNITY BCCJ, visit, party, charity, festival, launch, seminar

48 HEALTH Well-being or Discomfort? What to expect when undergoing a medical check-up in Japan

49IFYOUASKME Irony of the Iron Lady

50 BOOKS Lunch with the FT:

52 Classic Interviews Flavours Without Borders

7 PUBLISHER A Year to Remember Simon Farrell

8 MEDIA UK–Japan News

11 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Honouring Heritage, Embracing the Future Lori Henderson MBE

12 MEDIA What you missed in the Japanese press

14 FOREWORD Happy Birthday to Her Majesty Tim Hitchens

16 FESTIVAL Four Centuries of Friendship Special events mark 400 years of UK–Japan links

19 TRADE Trading Places Global warming makes EU–Asia sea routes quicker and cheaper

20 TOURISM Leaving London

22 BCCJ EVENT Diversity Beyond Gender: People with Disabilities

25 DIVERSITY Foster Talent, Skills, Creativity

26 FDI Africa: Riches and Risks

31 ENERGY Woman’s Touch, Outsider’s Eye TEPCO hires British woman to improve safety and public trust

32 VISITING JAPAN Jobs for the Boyos

INDUSTRY

Media & Communications and Market Intelligence

34 British Isles, Japanese Islands

36 A-LIST

41 From Novelty to Necessity

44 FILM Coming Out of the Closet Bizarre Fukuoka intruder tale retold in Welsh farmhouse

46 ARTS EVENTS The Opportunity of Efficiency, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged), Go Crystal Tears, International Roses & Gardening Show 2013, TT3D: Closer To the Edge, Francis Bacon

48 COMMUNITY BCCJ, visit, tourism, olympics, competition, sport, art

50 IF YOU ASK ME With this Ring ... Will Japan ever legalise gay marriage?

51 HISTORY Truth and Lies Veteran’s heartbreaking account of “worst-ever” British military defeat

52 BOOKS Strong in the Rain After the Great East Japan Earthquake

7 PUBLISHER Fighting―and Cooking―for a Cause Simon Farrell

8 MEDIA UK–Japan News

11 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Books for Smiles Update Lori Henderson MBE

13 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Tohoku: Back to Business How our B2B initiatives help quake-hit communities

14 MEDIA What you missed in the Japanese press

16 DESIGN Tokyo’s Shrine to Sport London firm designs New National Stadium Japan

18 VISITING JAPAN Getting Back on Track How Britain missed the train on railway technology

20 AVIATION Blue-sky Thinking Air-traffic services firm and think-tank join forces

22 MOTORS Battle of the Black Cabs Nissan and Mercedes bid to make city’s iconic taxis

25 BCCJ EVENT Lord Marland The State of British Politics
CHARITY

26 Middle-aged Men in Lycra 29 Tools and Skills

31 FASHION Old is New Modern touch for vintage gear to help quake victims

33 AWARDS For Language and Science Academics gonged for bringing two nations closer
INDUSTRY

Banking & Finance and Tax & Investment 37 UK Firm Pensions: Is the End Nigh? 38 A-LIST 41 Car Insurance in Japan

42 MUSIC Living the Dream

44 ARTS EVENTS Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Britain and Gardening, A Tale of Two Cities, Michael Kiwanuka, Symphony No 9, Shakespeare Festival

47 ART Otemachi Financial City Art Project Sculptures that invite people to touch, sit and play

48 COMMUNITY BCCJ, visit, festival, social, photography, art, music

50 BOOKS Exposure Firm Commitments

7 PUBLISHER Please Help Middle-aged Men in Lycra Simon Farrell

8 MEDIA UK–Japan News

11 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BCCJ Organisational Plan 2013 Lori Henderson MBE

12 MEDIA What you missed in the Japanese press

14 COVER STORY Meet the New Ambassador Job Brief: pursuing British interests in Japan

22 POLL Salary Survey Results Recruitment firms’ annual polls provide global review

24 VISITING JAPAN Hugo Swire
ENVIRONMENT

26 TARGET: Zero Kills
Kent mum scours ocean to help stop bloody whale hunt 29 The Whale Truth Damning report denies Japan’s culture, science and nutrition claims

32 BEER Tapping Changing Tastes

35 PROPERTY Investing in Tokyo Now is a good time to buy property here
INDUSTRY
Real Estate & Relocation 36 A State of Flux 37 Watch This Space 38 A-LIST
VOLUME 4, ISSUE 2
February 2013

42 INTERVIEW Corporate Governance: The Western Way

44 SOCIAL Where Rocket Scientists Meet? What Tokyo’s Cambridge and Oxford Society is really like

46 ARTS EVENTS Solo exhibition by Haroon Mirza; William Hogarth Caricature Exhibition; Bo Ningen Line The Wall Japan Tour 2013; Ringo Starr Japan Tour; 1966 Quartet Beatles & Queen London Classics; The Mousetrap

48 COMMUNITY Embassy, BCCJ, CSR, film, photography and art

50 BOOK REVIEWS Made in Japan Shinto Shrines

9 PUBLISHER Happy New Year! Simon Farrell

10 MEDIA UK–Japan News

13 PRESIDENT EMERITUS Enjoyable, Challenging, Devastating Philip T Gibb

15 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Thank You for Your Help Lori Henderson

16 MEDIA What you missed in the Japanese press

18 CREATIVE Art in the Dark Sustainable energy-saving festival creates living, moving art

20 FASHION It’s All in the Detail

22 INTERVIEW Ernfred Olsen Country executive for the Royal Bank of Scotland Japan

25 ENGINEERING Torque of the Town UKTI helps Banbury tool firm build on its long presence here
INDUSTRY

27 Building Trust 28 A-LIST of Education & Corporate Training 35 The Vision Thing

36 FOOD Unearthing the Secrets of Wasabi Dorset farmer is first in Europe to grow the fickle plant
VOLUME 4, ISSUE 1
January 2013

38 CULTURE Hyper Japan 2012

40 ARTS EVENTS Artist File 2013―The NACT Annual Show of Contemporary Art; Yebisu International Festival for Art &
Alternative Vision 2013; Macbeth; Me and My Girl; The London Symphony Orchestra Japan Tour; Sony Music Foundation
Special Concert Series for Children―Magical Adventure

42 COMMUNITY Embassy, honours, BCCJ, social, charity, launch, music, film, photography, art

44 HISTORY Helping the Enemy

46 BOOK REVIEWS Get a G.R.I.P The Commando Way

7 PUBLISHER Looking Back ... and Forward Simon Farrell

8 MEDIA UK–Japan News

11 PRESIDENT My Favourite Numbers Nick Walters

13 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Stay in Touch! Lori Henderson

14 MEDIA What you missed in the Japanese press
FOOD & DRINK

16 Pass the Salmon, Please! 18 Mission Accomplished

20 DEFENCE After the Typhoon Former Tokyo defence attaché starts consultancy

22 LEGAL Raising the Bar After 25 years back in Japan, foreign law firms still have mixed feelings
HR

26 Disability and the Workplace
Poll reveals reactions to new diversity rules, challenges ahead 29 Are You a Meeting Monster?

30 A-LIST Business Support & Outsourcing and Holiday Special
CHARITY

34 Shoulder to Shoulder ...

37 Tree of Hope
VOLUME 3, ISSUE 12
December 2012

38 MUSIC Synergy and Synthesis Punk-era rebel thanks Japan for opportunity and inspiration

40 TECHNOLOGY Who Needs Referees? Sony helps Winchester firm market device to end line call errors

42 ARTS EVENTS Anonymous, Albert Nobbs, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Record Concert Vol. 2, US by fabric,
Cinderella

44 COMMUNITY BCCJ, charity, fashion, launch, music, film, sport

46 BOOK REVIEW All the Emperor’s Men: Kurosawa’s Pearl Harbour

7 PUBLISHER Only Winners at the BBA Simon Farrell

8 MEDIA UK–Japan News

11PRESIDENT The British Chamber of Commerce (In Japan) Nick Walters

12 MEDIA What you missed in the Japanese press

15 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Books for Smiles Lori Henderson

16 COVER STORY BCCJ 2012 British Business Awards

25 SURVEY Business Survey Economy expected to improve over longer term

26 INVESTMENT Beyond the Bright Lights For better lifestyles and lower costs, firms locate outside Tokyo

29 INTERVIEW Access to Success

30 CREATIVE David Bowie and Me
INDUSTRY
Logistics & Supply Chain Management and Home Delivery Services 35 Procurement: Japan’s Developing World

36 A-list 41 Relocation, Relocation, Relocation!

42 RELOCATION UniGroup Worldwide UTS Providing superior relocation services

43 INTERVIEW Takahisa Kashiyama Director, OOCL Logistics (Japan) Ltd
VOLUME 3, ISSUE 11
November 2012

44 DESIGN Transplanted!

46 SPORT Japan Scottish Highland Games

48 AWARD The Next Industrial Revolution?

49 ARTS Inspired Lines Berks man beats over 500 entrants to win EU–Japan haiku contest

50 ARTS EVENTS Harvest, Enchanted Ballet Film Festival, Hiraki Sawa’s Whirl, Opening the Door to the World of
Miniatures: The Allure of Dolls’ Houses, Skyfall, W.E.

52 COMMUNITY BCCJ, honours, charity, lunch, comedy, film, photography, art

54 BOOKS The Garden of Evening Mists Milligan and the Samurai Rebels

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

7 PUBLISHER
... We Can Depend on You
Simon Farrell

8 MEDIA
UK-Japan News
Marketing “Made in Britain”

10 MEDIA
What you missed in the Japanese press

12 BCCJ EVENT
Diversity: What’s the Point?

14 STYLE Flying the Flag for Fashion
The Union Jack is becoming increasingly popular on Japanese clothing

16 GREAT BRITISH BRANDS
GlaxoSmithKline plc
Pharma firm driven by innovative research and development

EDUCATION
22 Which MBA in Japan?
Global business boosts demand for bilingual courses

26 New Approach to Testing English
The British Council’s revolutionary language assessment service

27 HISTORY
The Namamugi Incident
Yokohama man builds museum to mark samurai clash that strained UK-Japan ties

28 CREATIVE
On Safari with Urban Snappers
Gritty suburbs inspire photographer and his students

30 FOOD
Creating Classic Cuisine
No tablecloths, fast service and real food

INDUSTRY
HR , RECRUITMENT & CORPORATE TRAINING
33 Fight or Flight
The effect of Japan’s ageing and declining population on recruitment strategies in multinationals

34 A-LIST

39 Globalisation through
Gender Diversity

41 HR
Future of Japan’s Jobs Market
People are planning their careers differently these days

42 The Death of on-the-job Training
Lack of investment in people is driving down standards

43 SPORT
More to Rugby Than a Ruck
“Game of equals” stands for bonding, charity . . . and beer

44 MUSIC
Merging Music
Violin prodigy sets stage for next chapter in her colourful life

46 ARTS EVENTS
Watercolours from The Whitworth Art Gallery, Sukita Masayoshi’s photography, A Dangerous Method, Peter Grimes opera, Léo Delibes’ ballet “Sylvia”, Richard III

48 COMMUNITY
Music, award, lecture, seminar, launch, concert, festival, culture, sport

50 BOOKS
A History of the World in 100 Objects: From the handaxe to the credit card