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There is growing activism globally for gender parity but, with much of the conversation focused on rights, what about the business case for gender parity?

With the 2020 Tokyo Olympics just two years away, the Japanese government are making every effort to ensure a tightened cybersecurity infrastructure in response to an increase in cyber related attacks. Despite vast experience dealing with natural disasters of seismic proportions, the country remains relatively undeveloped and therefore vulnerable to the exploitation of systems, networks and technologies.

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The Foreign Chambers in Japan (FCIJ) is an informal organization comprised of foreign chambers of commerce and business groups in Japan mainly for the purpose of information exchange and enhancement of the activities of the component organizations.

Eighty-seven-year-old Ichiro Urushibara may have spent only the first decade of his life in the UK, but the experience was the seed for a remarkable life in Japan—in media, commerce and international relations.

A joint venture can be a happy marriage that utilises shared investment, know-how and access to markets, but due diligence is vital to ensure it doesn’t result in difficulty or even divorce. That was the key takeaway from the BCCJ’s luncheon on 29th March, at which three experts shared the strategic, financial, operational and legal considerations required to create successful joint ventures.

At last night’s 2018 BCCJ Annual General Meeting (AGM), the result of the 2018-2019 BCCJ Executive Committee (Excom) election was announced to BCCJ members.

Held at the Conrad Hotel Tokyo, the meeting was opened by BCCJ Executive Director, Lori Henderson MBE who said it was a pleasure to be calling to order the AGM in the Chamber’s 70th year.

A traditional festival on a remote Scottish island is the subject of a new film by Panasonic Visuals, Japan, to showcase the firm’s cutting-edge production equipment.

Premium Gin “The Wrecking Coast Cornish Clotted Cream Gin” to be exported to Japan and Singapore for the first time

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— Japan 2019 set to deliver record economic output for a Rugby World Cup
—Nationwide impact spread through 12 host cities
— ¥216.6 billion (£1.5 billion) of additive value to be pumped into the Japanese economy
— Up to 400,000 international fans set to travel to Japan during the tournament
— Japan hosting Asia’s first Rugby World Cup

Love & Equality is the theme for the annual Tokyo Rainbow Pride parade that goes from May 5th to May 6th. The British Embassy Tokyo, in collaboration with the BCCJ, will hold a booth to show their support for diversity and acceptance of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer communities. 2018 marks another year to shake up Japan’s gender and sexuality norms to show the plethora of LBGTQ+ communities that inhabit Tokyo’s 23 wards.