BCCJ ACUMEN - October 2014
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WORKING FOR Why Akie Abe and Cherie Blair want change 16 WOMEN e magazine of the British Chamber of Commerce in Japan INDUSTRY & A-LIST PARTY SEASON SPECIAL AND MICE, TRAVEL & LEISURE MEDIA ARTS BOOKS HEALTH HELP LIFESTYLE COMMUNITY EVENTS and much more ACUMEN October 2014 | ¥900 bccjacumen.com Pass the cheese, please Tourism bodies tie up ahead of Tokyo 2020 BBA judges on the spot 20 29 34
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Transcript of BCCJ ACUMEN - October 2014
WORKING FOR
Why Akie Abe and Cherie Blair want change
16
WOMEN
The magazine of the
British Chamber of
Commerce in Japan
INDUSTRY & A-LIST
PARTY SEASON SPECIAL AND MICE, TRAVEL
& LEISURE
MEDIA
ARTS
BOOKS
HEALTH
HELP
LIFESTYLE
COMMUNITY
EVENTS
and much more
AC
UM
EN
October 2014 | ¥900 bccjacumen.com
Pass the cheese, please
Tourism bodies tie upahead of Tokyo 2020
BBA judges on the spot
20 29 34
7 EDITOR
Crossing borders
for gender equality
kathryn wortley
8 MEDIA
UK-Japan news
11 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Record-breaking month of events
lori henderson mbe
12 MEDIA
Japan news
15 PRESIDENT
Gaining business insight
david bickle
16 TOP STORY
Working for women
Why Akie Abe and
Cherie Blair want change
20 BBA
Judges on the spot
23 INTERVIEW
Recruitment industry
still on solid ground
24 LIFESTYLE
Bike culture reborn
Industry changes attract
youth and return riders
27 EXPORT TO JAPAN
Showcasing the best of British
29 INDUSTRY
Pass the cheese, please
UK firms take slice of market
INDUSTRY
Party Season Special and
MICE, Travel & Leisure
33 A-LIST
October 2014
34 BCCJ EVENT
Tourism bodies tie up
ahead of Tokyo 2020
VisitBritain and JNTO sign pact
37 INDUSTRY
Experiences, not attractions
Tapping into Japan’s potential
as a global destination
39 EVENT
Hawaii warms hearts
Event raises ¥26mn
for sick children
41 JET
Where are they now?
Coming full circle: championing
globalisation then and now
43 HELP
Creating a more
supportive society
44 ARTS
UK events in Japan
• Artexhibition
• Shakespearecelebration
• Popmusicspecial
• Romanticmusical
• Craftlecture
• Harpfestival
46 COMMUNITY
Photos from UK-Japan events
48 HEALTH
Guide to dengue fever
Stepstohelpavoidthe
mosquito-borne bug
49 IF YOU ASK ME
Get ready, on your marks …
50 BOOK REVIEW
An Encyclopaedia of Myself
ian de stains obe
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The British Chamber of Commerce in Japan
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James Dodds | KPMG
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IainFerguson|Lloyd’s Japan Inc.
PhilipTGibbOBE|CanningProfessionalK.K.
Yoko Kosugi | TheRoyalBankofScotlandplc
AnnaPinsky|Individual Member
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RichardThornleyCBE|Individual Member
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HarunoYoshida|BT Japan Corporation
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SueKinoshita|British Embassy Tokyo
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