Past Event Round Ups

June 21, 2024

Capital connections: building stronger UK–Japan ties

In 2017, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between the City of London and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, thereby further enhancing financial cooperation between the two global capitals. The collaboration was a pivotal step to position Tokyo as a “Global Financial City.” Ties between the two cities continue to be strengthened, particularly in areas …
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June 21, 2024

Capital connections: building stronger UK–Japan ties

In 2017, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between the City of London and the Tokyo Met ...

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June 14, 2024

Green Minds, Creative Solutions to Business Challenges

Responsible business considers society, economy and environment, promoting comprehensive sustainable ...

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May 31, 2024

A Fireside Chat with Law Society President, A&O Shearman and British Embassy, Tokyo

Described as “the goose that lays the golden egg,” English law has helped make London a centre f ...

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May 9, 2024

Global Economic Forecast 2024

Risks abound in Asia’s Year of the Dragon, with conflict in Europe and the Middle East and rising ...

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April 26, 2024

New BCCJ Executive Committee Elected at AGM 2024

The results of the BCCJ’s contested 2024-2025 BCCJ Executive Committee (Excom) Election were annou ...

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April 5, 2024

How geopolitical outliers and black swan scenarios will reshape Japan

Geopolitical risks are rising for Japan and the world in 2024, highlighted by the U.S. presidential ...

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March 22, 2024

International Women’s Day 2024: Inspire Inclusion

Photography credit: Calderwood Images Japan’s mixed progress on gender equality and potential work ...

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March 15, 2024

The British School in Tokyo’s Azabudai Hills Campus Opens its Doors to BCCJ Members

This morning (March 14, 2024), The British School in Tokyo (BST) opened the doors of its brand-new A ...

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March 15, 2024

Global perceptions 2023: How 18–34-year-olds see the UK and the world

Soft power, the ability to shape the preferences of others through appeal and attraction—particula ...

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March 1, 2024

Lifting the Lid on Food Waste

With a 2030 target to halve per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and to re ...

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February 26, 2024

BCCJ Hosts Cyber Security Roundtable with UK Cyber Security Ambassador, Juliette Wilcox CMG

As part of the 2023 Hiroshima Accord, Japan and the UK agreed to an enhanced strategic partnership, ...

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February 22, 2024

Lifetime voting rights for overseas Brits

British citizens living overseas have been granted lifetime voting rights from January 16, ending th ...

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February 2, 2024

Hiroshima Accord and what it means for UK–Japan relations

Japan concluded its presidency of the G7 in December, a position that saw the country in the spotlig ...

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January 26, 2024

BCCJ Welcomes in the New Year at 2024 Shinnenkai

Last night (January 25), the BCCJ hosted its annual New Year Party, the Shinnenkai 2024, at Palazzo ...

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January 12, 2024

International Students’ Satisfaction & Employability – Strategies for Success

As Japan continues its Covid-19 recovery, the Japanese government is hoping to see the return of int ...

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December 21, 2023

De-risking businesses amidst a new geopolitical reality

With businesses facing an ever-shifting geopolitical reality, the British Chamber of Commerce in Jap ...

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