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  • Characters and brands - big business in Japan

    The consumer product licensing market in Japan is huge. Understand how your company could win business in this industry.

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  • British film and TV content companies making progress in Japan

    The 'Japan Content Showcase 2015' set the stage for UK companies to engage in this growing multi-content market.

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  • Rugby World Cup 2019

    Guidance and tips for fans travelling for the Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan.

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  • Launch of animated film on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) In Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

    Tanzanian charity Children’s Dignity Forum (CDF) and UK based charity the Foundation for Women’s Health, Research and Development (FORWARD) is launching an animated short film on the issue of female genital mutilation (FGM) today, Wednesday 18th November at The British...

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  • Dr Inamori Kazuo honoured by the Queen

    In recognition of his distinguished services to relations between the UK and Japan in variety of fields, Paul Madden, the British Ambassador to Japan, has presented Dr Inamori Kazuo, Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Kyocera Corporation, Honorary Adviser of KDDI...

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  • Online cartoon draws attention to importance of tackling climate change

    ‘Noru - the transporter’, a series of climate change-themed online cartoons, will be launched by the British Embassy Tokyo on 25 April.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Office Minister urges Japan to re-think policy on death penalty

    Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire: "it is the longstanding policy of the British Government to oppose the death penalty in all circumstances".

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Minister Swire regrets further executions in Japan

    Following news of two executions in Japan, FCO Minister Hugo Swire has called for an end to the practice worldwide.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Japan falls in love with Margaret Howell

    The Telegraph reports on one British fashion designer’s success in Japan and speaks to UKTI Japan’s senior fashion and retail advisor on how others can follow suit.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Japanese card game portrays life in British schoolchildren’s hometown

    Winning artwork by children and artists in Thanet, Kent featured on Japanese karuta playing cards and displayed at ‘My Thanet’ Karuta Exhibition in Tokyo.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Death Penalty in Japan: some facts and questions

    Get informed with some thought-provoking facts, findings and questions from the Death Penalty in Japan report.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Blur drummer on Japan’s continued use of the death penalty

    David Rowntree urges young Japanese to get informed and question why Japan is an exception to the global trend of abolition.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Watch on Ustream: Angelina Jolie in Japan to speak on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict

    Tune in to Ustream on Monday 29th July at 16:00 to hear Angelina Jolie’s speech.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign and Commonwealth Office Minister regrets executions in Japan

    Following the execution of two prisoners in Japan, FCO Minister Hugo Swire urged Japan to reconsider its use of the death penalty.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Mr Tadakazu Kimura honoured by The Queen

    In recognition of his distinguished services to international sponsorship and cultural understanding between the UK and Japan, Tim Hitchens, the British Ambassador to Japan, has presented Mr Tadakazu Kimura, the President of the Asahi Shimbun, with an Honorary Commander of...

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Mr Hisashi Hieda honoured by The Queen

    In recognition of his contribution to promotion of British culture and art in Japan, Tim Hitchens, the British Ambassador to Japan, conducted an investiture ceremony for Mr Hisashi Hieda at the British Embassy Tokyo on 21 January.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Moving beyond history: A European perspective

    British Embassy Tokyo hosts dinner to celebrate the launch of the European Council on Foreign Affairs’ new project, “How do Asians see their future?”

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government