British Business Awards
2024 trophies designed and made by Kate Thomson of Ukishima Sculpture Studio
What are the British Business Awards?
Debuting in 2007, the British Business Awards (BBAs) Gala Event has recognised excellence, success and innovation across all industries in Japan. Hosted by the BCCJ, we are proud to be bringing together British and Japanese industry, creating connections, and celebrating success. The BBAs are a prestigious award showcasing the extent of British success in Japan.
BBA 2025 offers seven awards to companies around Japan. The seven categories include Company of the Year, Entrepreneur/SME of the Year, UK-Japan Partnership, Digi-tech Innovation, Responsible Business, and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and New Market Entrant of the Year. These seven categories show the excellence of British businesses in Japan, highlighting key BCCJ values.
Tickets are available to purchase HERE.
How can my organisation be involved?
Nominations to the BBAs are a great opportunity for organisations to review business performance, highlight core strengths, and set benchmarks for industry standards. Nominations are judged against specific criteria, founded on the BBA values of success, innovation and ethics. The BBA employs a well-defined and tested framework to ensure that the judging process is fair and free of influence.
The BBA trophy handcrafted in marble by British sculptor Kate Thomson of Ukishima Sculpture Studio is a prestigious endorsement of an organisation’s projects, initiatives, and achievements, and not only acknowledges a company as an industry leader in their category, but also acts as a valuable measure of success that can be used in communications to heighten publicity and credibility. Winners are encouraged and allowed to publicise their achievement in all of their marketing collateral (as per the defined conditions).
Companies are invited to put themselves in the running to win a British Business Award – the ultimate seal of approval for your business and a subject to talk about with clients for many years to come!
What do our previous winners say?
2024 BBA Winner: UK–Japan Partnership – PW Productions and Toho Co., Ltd.
"Theatre is very rarely recognised as a business, but it’s a serious business, and it’s wonderful to be recognised as that ... we’re so proud of getting the award because we had to build trust. It’s unusual in any business to do that in such a short period, but we did it.”
Iain Gillie, CEO of PW Productions
Sponsorship opportunities at BBA 2025
Sponsorship Opportunities at the British Business Awards 2025
