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Last year alone, Barclays Japan arranged six food loss and waste bonds totalling more than US$300 million for Japanese distributors (securities houses), life insurers, regional banks and city banks.

The BCCJ is delighted to welcome Sarah Backley as the newest member of our team!

The bushfire crisis continues to devastate communities across Australia.

On the back of the success of the Rugby World Cup 2019, ‘Rugby School‘, known as the home of the game of rugby, has announced that it will open a sister school in Japan in 2022.

ESR Cayman Limited, the largest APAC focused logistics real estate platform, has signed a lease agreement for 72,392 sqm with Amazon at its human-centric development project in Kuki City, Japan.

The Japanese government hopes to start negotiations with Britain on a new economic partnership agreement as early as next month.

Over a dozen ginkgo tree saplings have been sent to Japan from Pembrokeshire, a location noted for its remarkable history in Wales’ long-standing ties with Japan.

Scottish businesses are benefiting from record levels of trade with Japan, as UK exports totalled £14.8 billion in the year to September 2019, up by over 7.6% on the previous 12 months.

The BCCJ hosted the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) on December 10 with an interactive workshop on the future of education.

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BCCJ members and guests joined a morning briefing on December 16, to find out what the UK Government is doing in partnership with Japan to support the growth of the country’s tech sectors.

Azuri Technologies Ltd. and Marubeni Corporation have been recognized by the British Chamber of Commerce in Japan (BCCJ) for enhancing UK–Japan economic relations via a new collaboration.