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On 9th June 2017, Japan’s parliament enacted a law to allow 83-year-old Emperor Akihito to pass the throne to his elder son Crown Prince Naruhito in what would be Japan’s first abdication in two centuries.

BCCJ members visited EY’s new digital innovation centre, wavespace, on April 25 for an interactive workshop on what AR and VR can offer businesses. The event was the latest in the BCCJ’s “Under the Hood” series, set up to deliver insights on digital and technology innovation as part of the BCCJ’s 5.0 plan.

Last year, the BCCJ held 45 events with over 2,600 people attending our diverse events programme.

This year’s British Chamber of Commerce in Japan (BCCJ) Golf Day, the “2019 BCCJ Cup” was held at the Gold Tochigi President’s Country Club on May 31 (Friday) 2019.

Arup presented an introduction to its newest offering, rail consultancy, at a BCCJ “Inside my Company” event designed to provide access to the heart of member firms, in April.

July 19 (Fri) – July 20 (Sat) 2019, the British Market Council will be hosting their 訪問セミナーat  British Hills. There will be a number of high-profile speakers from the UK-Japan community. Interested persons, please print and fill out the following form.

TOKYO/SINGAPORE/HONG KONG, 20 May 2019 – ESR, a leading Asia Pacific focused logistics real estate platform, today announced the closing of ESR Japan Logistics Fund 3 (RJLF3) with initial capacity to capitalize up to JPY200 billion (circa US$1.8 billion) of real estate projects from the ESR development pipeline in Greater Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya.

Alan Mockridge, President of Intralink America, pinpoints the three big reasons many North American startups are failing to make headway in Japan.

While dreaming of setting up a business that could impact the world, even in a small way, Duco Delgorge stumbled upon what every entrepreneur needs: a gap in the market.

The British Chamber of Commerce in partnering with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government to promote and deliver an upcoming FinTech Business Camp Tokyo 2019.

In Japan’s mature and fiercely competitive audio market, Nobu Asai is helping high-end loudspeaker manufacturer KEF punch above its weight.

BCCJ members speak on International Women’s Day 2019