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Established in 2004 by former BBA winner Rob Williams (2015 Person of the Year), AP Advisers Ltd offers professional and ethical financial planning advice to expatriates in Japan, working alongside individuals to effectively plan and achieve wealth management goals in a cost-effective manner

On September 8 (morning of September 9 JST), Queen Elizabeth II passed away at Balmoral Castle, Scotland. Having reigned for the past 70 years, few can remember a time before her enormous influence as the Head of State of 15 Commonwealth countries, after ascending to the thrown at the age of just 25.

On behalf of its members, the BCCJ would like to express that our thoughts and best wishes are with Her Majesty and the Royal Family at this time.

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In a lively Q&A session facilitated by Anna Pinsky, former vice-president of the BCCJ, Oshima addressed queries ranging from how to apply lessons from micro-ethnography in education and corporate settings, to what is understood about neurodiverse people’s interactions using this methodology.

Incredibly, the Dale Carnegie Tokyo Franchise celebrates its 60th year in Japan next year and is the oldest continuously running corporate training company in Japan.

On July 5, the British Chamber of Commerce in Japan invited an expert panel to discuss recent developments in environmental, social and governance (ESG) financing, both globally and in Japan, and consider what the future might hold in this fast-growing field. 

The role of Tokyo and London as financial centres was the theme of the British Chamber of Commerce in Japan’s breakfast event, Tale of Two Cities, on July 1.

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s pledge to build a “new form of capitalism” in the world’s third-largest economy has sparked a broader debate on Japan’s future. While some aspects of his economic agenda have been unveiled, war in Ukraine and rising inflation pose potential roadblocks, analysts say.

CIRCLE Cloud Communications is Japan’s fastest growing VoIP service with cloud-based telephone (voice), video, and chat as the base services from AINEO Networks. CIRCLE also includes other communications services such as fax, voice recording, and analytics that help your team communicate with each other and connect with your clients.

The impact of these trends was the focus of the British Chamber of Commerce in Japan’s June 22 hybrid event, The Future of Work: Redefining the Workplace and Impact on the Real Estate Market. The event featured speakers from global real estate services company JLL, comprising John Cook, executive director; Joris Berkhout, director and team lead; and Rie Osugi, director.

BrioNexus is a consulting company, whose main purpose is to help companies in Japan, Europe and the United States to connect, forge partnerships and craft long-term strategic plans that will allow them to become more global, sustainable and resilient in the current market.