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External stakeholders joined BCCJ members on 30th May to generate ideas on how diversity and inclusion (D&I) can contribute to the long-term prosperity of the public and private sectors in Japan.

New research shows that Hull’s position as UK City of Culture 2017 resulted in £220mn of investment as well as the establishment of 131 new businesses and 800 jobs in the city in the past calendar year. Moreover, thanks to the boost to Hull’s reputation, financial benefits are expected to be long-term.

British innovators and creatives were among the award-winning speakers at Global Marketing Week 2018 in Tokyo, in mid-May, where new anti-stereotyping marketing guidance was launched.

Unfamiliarity with rugby shouldn’t deter firms from getting involved in the Rugby World Cup (RWC), according to Magnus Hansson, representative director CEO of BCCJ Platinum Member Jaguar Land Rover Japan Limited. Instead, firms need simply to understand the rugby community to develop marketing opportunities for the upcoming global sporting event.

We are delighted to announce that the headline sponsor of the 2018 British Business Awards (BBA) is KINOBI Kyoto Dry Gin.

Europe’s first Japan House is to open in London on 22nd June, to offer authentic and surprising encounters with Japan.

On May 19, high-spirited crowds congregated outside Windsor Castle to witness an event for the history books – the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

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.

ABOUT FCIJ AND THE SURVEY
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.