UK-Japan Relations

May 20, 2021

G7 Leaders’ Summit, 2021

The 47th G7 Summit is set to take place from June 11-13, presided over by the United Kingdom. The Summit aims to unite leading democracies to help the world build back better from the COVID-19 pandemic and create a greener, more prosperous future. The UK Presidency of the G7 aims to build back better from …
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May 20, 2021

G7 Leaders’ Summit, 2021

The 47th G7 Summit is set to take place from June 11-13, presided over by the United Kingdom. The Su ...

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May 15, 2021

B7 Joint Statement, 2021

A mainstay of the G7 Presidency calendar, the Business 7 (B7) summit acts as the voice of business f ...

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April 28, 2021

BCCJ holds Digital General Meeting, Elects Executive Committee 2021-2022

On April 27, the British Chamber of Commerce in Japan hosted its Digital General Meeting 2021. This ...

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February 19, 2021

Green finance hits record highs despite pandemic

Green finance has hit global scale despite the coronavirus pandemic, with both sustainable bonds and ...

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February 2, 2021

Formal Request to Commence UK Accession Negotiations to CPTPP

Source: UK Gov The UK is formally applying to join one of the world’s largest free-trade areas, de ...

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January 15, 2021

UK-Japan Trade Summit (Jan 20) | BCCJ member discount

The BCCJ is a proud supporter of the UK-Japan Trade Summit 2021 Standard delegate fee: £250 + VAT B ...

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December 9, 2020

William Adams memorial sculpted by Kate Thomson of Ukishima Sculpture Studios

On 25th November 2020, a memorial sculpture commemorating the 400th anniversary of the death of Will ...

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December 3, 2020

Trade with Japan from 1 January 2021 / CEPA

AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND AND JAPAN FOR A COMPREHEN ...

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October 30, 2020

What the UK–Japan trade deal means for British businesses

Graham Zebedee, chief negotiator of the UK–Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEP ...

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September 11, 2020

UK and Japan agree historic free trade agreement

The UK has today secured a free trade agreement with Japan, which is the UK’s first major trade de ...

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August 18, 2020

JOINT STATEMENT ON RE-ENTRY OF FOREIGN RESIDENTS TO JAPAN (ENGLISH/日本語)

This week, the British Chamber of Commerce in Japan (BCCJ), alongside the American Chamber of Commer ...

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July 3, 2020

英国上院議会による調査への協力のお願い

英国上院議会では英国政府の新条約交渉を精査する役割の一環として、日� ...

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July 3, 2020

UK House of Lords: UK-Japan Trade Inquiry

A new inquiry that has just been launched by the International Agreements Sub-Committee of the Hou ...

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May 15, 2020

DIT publishes ‘UK-Japan free trade agreement: the UK’s strategic approach’ document

On May 13, the Department for International Trade (DIT) published a 94-page document laying out the ...

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April 3, 2020

UK research provides rare insight on Japanese village

British anthropologist Joy Hendry has released a documentary charting her research on a village in r ...

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April 3, 2020

UK–Japan craftsmanship wins top award

A British silversmith has been recognised at the 2020 Goldsmiths’ Craft & Design Awards for de ...

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