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**We are delighted to welcome Yuzu Kyoai a new entrepreneur member of the BCCJ!**



Yuzu Kyodai is an independent insight-driven brand, market research & business strategy company in Japan that offers consumer insight, semiotics, product innovation & strategy consulting.

Co-creating the future through Society 5.0

Members of the BCCJ and leadership platform SINCA (Sharing Innovative & Creative Action) have shared how Japan’s demographic problems can be solved through innovation and imagination, at a workshop hosted by the BCCJ.

Digital advances provide new era for women

The co-chair of the W20 engagement group, which proposes women-related policy recommendations to the G20, has called on BCCJ members to be pioneers for female empowerment through individual actions.

In normal times I would probably be reflecting on recent Hanami experiences and thinking of plans for Golden Week and enjoying the fresh green leaves and flowers of spring. But Covid has put paid to all of that and has become the most disruptive experience for decades.

BCCJ members offer lessons for individual, corporate change

The BCCJ has kicked off its popular hackathon series in 2019 with a Toolbox event entitled “Building a Sustainable Workplace.” Members from a wide range of firms and industries joined the interactive workshop at Hogan Lovells’ newly refurbished eco-friendly office in central Tokyo.

2019-2020 British Chamber of Commerce (BCCJ) Executive Committee – 15 candidates

Green finance is undergoing a revolution, as British banks such as Barclays lead the nation’s charge for global leadership with products ranging from green bonds to mortgages and trade loans. And, with the recent launch of Green Finance Network Japan, Tokyo is also starting to embrace the global trend.

As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more prevalent, organisations are seeking new ways to tap its potential, to enhance productivity and create new revenue models.

ESR, a leading Asia Pacific focused logistics real estate platform, has acquired a prime parcel of land on the Tokyo Bay in the southern part of Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan to develop one of the largest master-planned logistics parks in the country. ESR Yokohama Distribution Centre (“ESR Yokohama DC”) will represent a total investment of over US$1 billion in the first phase and will initially comprise two modern, four-story logistics facilities with a total gross floor area of 393,226 sqm, out of a total buildable area of over 700,000 sqm on site.

Despite the Brexit debate, the UK’s attractiveness among young people in the world’s leading nations exceeds that of pre-European Union referendum levels. That is according to Powers of Attraction, an April 2018 study commissioned by the British Council to get insight into how trust in people, government and institutions across the world shift over time.

According to VisitBritain, 270,000 Japanese visitors are expected to travel to the UK in 2019, a 9% increase in number from 2017. This upswing in Japanese tourism is projected to contribute a further £285 million to the British economy, up on the £250 million brought in over 2017.

The BCCJ’s Small is GREAT events have showcased entrepreneurs from across all sectors since launching in 2011, but the latest in the series was a first: the story of a small business owner turned salaryman at a Japanese corporation.