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January 26, 2018

Increased Trade and Investment for UK-Japan Relations

The new year ushered in the longest period of growth in more than twenty years for the Japanese market. On January 9th, the Nikkei stock average rose by 0.6%, marking a 26 year high, only to grow more from there on out. This can be explained through Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s successful Abenomics reform programme …
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January 26, 2018

Increased Trade and Investment for UK-Japan Relations

The new year ushered in the longest period of growth in more than twenty years for the Japanese mark ...

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January 15, 2020

First ever British boarding school to launch in Japan

On the back of the success of the Rugby World Cup 2019, ‘Rugby School‘, known as the hom ...

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January 15, 2020

Platinum member, ESR announces new lease with Amazon beginning January 2020

Long-term lease brings occupancy rate to 97% at ESR’s 151,500-sqm Kuki Distribution Centre in Toky ...

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January 15, 2020

Japan aims to start EPA talks with UK

The Japanese government hopes to start negotiations with Britain on a new economic partnership agree ...

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January 14, 2020

Long friendship comes full circle with Welsh gift of ginkgo trees to Japan

Over a dozen ginkgo tree saplings have been sent to Japan from Pembrokeshire, a location noted for i ...

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January 10, 2020

UK – Japan trade hits record high in boost for Scottish firms

Scottish businesses are benefiting from record levels of trade with Japan, as UK exports totalled £ ...

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December 20, 2019

The Future of Education

The BCCJ hosted the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) on ...

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December 18, 2019

What dealmakers need to know about the UK election result and its impact on UK investing in 2020

Shared with kind permission of BCCJ Corporate member, Hogan Lovells After nearly a decade marked by ...

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December 18, 2019

Tech Rocketship, UK Gov support for Japanese tech start-ups

BCCJ members and guests joined a morning briefing on December 16, to find out what the UK Government ...

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December 13, 2019

2019 BBA Winner Profile – UK–Japan Partnership

Azuri Technologies Ltd. and Marubeni Corporation have been recognized by the British Chamber of Comm ...

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December 11, 2019

Reform of Foreign Direct Investment Regulations in Japan: Expansion of Pre-Transaction Approval Regime

Shared with kind permission of BCCJ Corporate member, Clifford Chance Japan has been tightening the ...

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December 6, 2019

The Climate Crisis and Business

With climate an increasingly everyday consideration for people worldwide, members of the British Cha ...

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December 6, 2019

2019 BBA Winner Profile: Entrepreneur of the Year – Ryozan Park

Noritaka Takezawa and Rachel Ferguson, owners of Ryozan Park, have scooped the British Chamber of Co ...

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December 5, 2019

November/December 2019 – BCCJ ACUMEN

TOP STORIES: BCCJ 2019 British Business Awards Wimbledon brewer brings heritage to Japan Partners fo ...

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December 2, 2019

Tokyo calling: how Japan communicates with the world

The BCCJ was very pleased to host a breakfast event “Tokyo calling: how Japan communicates wit ...

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December 2, 2019

UK competition offers launchpad for Japanese startups

By British Ambassador to Japan, Paul Madden, for the Nikkei Asian Review From future of mobility to ...

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November 28, 2019

Japanese IPOs – BCCJ member view in the Nikkei Veritas

The following post is a basic English translation of an article featured in the Nikkei Veritas on No ...

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November 28, 2019

BBA2019 Gold Sponsor Wimbledon Brewery featured in Sankei Shimbun

Following this year’s British Business Awards gala, our #BBA2019 Gold Sponsor, The Wimbledon ...

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November 22, 2019

One Young World Announces Tokyo as 2021 Host City

The BCCJ is delighted to announce that One Young World, a UK-founded global initiative, will host it ...

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November 20, 2019

Japan’s First Lady visits BBA2019 Winner, RYOZAN PARK

Last night, Japan’s First Lady, Akie Abe, made a visit to 2019 British Business Awards winner ...

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November 20, 2019

Fintech Business Camp Tokyo [DEMO DAY] Nov 25

In May this year, The British Chamber of Commerce in partnered with the Tokyo Metropolitan Governmen ...

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November 15, 2019

Welcome: Platinum Training Consultants K.K.

We are delighted to welcome Platinum Training Consultants a new entrepreneur member of the BCCJ! Pla ...

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