bccj acumen - january 2015
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INDUSTRY
Education
29 A-LIST
7 EDITOR
New year wishes
kathryn wortley
8 MEDIA
UK–Japan news
11 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Making connections for members
lori henderson mbe
12 MEDIA
Japan news
15 PRESIDENT
Doing business with con� dence
david bickle
16 TOP STORY
Insider tips to aid
global sports host
British rms join trade mission
for Rugby World Cup and Olympics
19 BCCJ EVENT
Taking risks for venture success
What is needed to start
up on your own
21 INTERVIEW
Viorel Isticioaia-Budura
New EU envoy to Japan
27 EXPORT TO JAPAN
Local support adds business value
Expertise from Japan partners
and distributors
January 2015
33 EDUCATION
Why parents pay
for their kids to play
Private kindergartens in Japan
38 LEISURE
Red tape stalls record bid
Briton’s charity � ight leaves
Hokkaido at last
40 ARTS
UK events in Japan
• Science exhibition
• Celebrity documentary
• Pop concert
• Post-apocalyptic play
• Orchid showcase
• Comic musical
42 COMMUNITY
Photos from UK–Japan events
43 HELP
Supporting families
Help for children and parents
44 HEALTH
Smoking and the oral cavity
E ects on teeth and gums
45 IF YOU ASK ME
A look back at 2014
46 BOOK REVIEW
Considering the hypothetical
Answers to strange questions
by ian de stains obe
41
27
21
42
13
Briton’s charity flight leaves Hokkaido at last
38
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INDUSTRY
Education
29 A-LIST
7 EDITOR
New year wishes
kathryn wortley
8 MEDIA
UK–Japan news
11 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Making connections for members
lori henderson mbe
12 MEDIA
Japan news
15 PRESIDENT
Doing business with confidence
david bickle
16 TOP STORY
Insider tips to aid
global sports host
British firms join trade mission
for Rugby World Cup and Olympics
19 BCCJ EVENT
Taking risks for venture success
What is needed to start
up on your own
21 INTERVIEW
Viorel Isticioaia-Budura
New EU envoy to Japan
24 POLITICS
Solving world woes
How cooperation can bring stability
27 EXPORT TO JAPAN
Local support adds business value
Expertise from Japan partners
and distributors
January 2015
33 EDUCATION
Why parents pay
for their kids to play
Private kindergartens in Japan
38 LEISURE
Red tape stalls record bid
Briton’s charity flight leaves
Hokkaido at last
40 ARTS
UK events in Japan
• Science exhibition
• Celebrity documentary
• Pop concert
• Post-apocalyptic play
• Orchid showcase
• Comic musical
42 COMMUNITY
Photos from UK–Japan events
43 HELP
Supporting families
Help for children,
teens and parents
44 HEALTH
Smoking and the oral cavity
Visible and hidden effects
on teeth and gums
45 IF YOU ASK ME
A look back at 2014
Politics, economy and
global concerns
46 BOOK REVIEW
Considering the hypothetical
Answers to strange questions
ian de stains obe
41
27
21
42
13
4 bccj acumen, january 2015
The British Chamber of Commerce in Japan
BCCJ MISSION
To strengthen business ties between Britain and Japan, promote
and support the business interests of all our Members, and actively
encourage new business entrants into the Japanese market
as well as Japanese investment into the UK.
LEADERS
President: David Bickle
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
Vice-president: Anna Pinsky
Individual Member
EXECUTIVE STAFF
Executive Director: Lori Henderson MBE
Operations Manager: Sanae Samata
Membership and Marketing Assistant: Sarah Firth
Global Sporting Events Project Manager: Hyon-Suk Lee
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Jonty Brunner | British Airways
Graham Davis | Individual Member
James Dodds | KPMG
Simon Farrell | Custom Media K.K.
Iain Ferguson | Lloyd’s Japan Inc.
Philip T Gibb OBE | Canning Professional K.K.
Susumu Kaminaga | Individual Member
Anna Pinsky | Individual Member
Reiko Sakimura | Clifford Chance Law Office
Ajab Samrai | Ogilvy & Mather (Japan) G.K.
Richard Thornley CBE | Individual Member
James Weeks | Kreab Gavin Anderson K.K.
Haruno Yoshida | BT Japan Corporation
EX OFFICIO
Sue Kinoshita | British Embassy Tokyo
Jeff Streeter | British Council Japan
BCCJ ACUMEN
Editor in Chief: Simon Farrell
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