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Call for in-kind sponsorship

The British Embassy Tokyo is looking for in-kind sponsorship to help explore a new initiative to boost UK-Japan people-to-people connections.

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Foreign Secretary James Cleverly and Japanese Foreign Minister Yōko Kamikawa signed the Memorandum of Cooperation at the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tokyo.

The British Embassy Tokyo is looking for in-kind sponsorship to help explore a new initiative to boost UK-Japan people-to-people connections, investing in the next generation of Japanese and UK leaders through a range of educational, youth and cultural exchanges, as well as science, innovation and business collaborations, and more.

The UK-Japan relationship is at its closest in decades and we have set ourselves ambitious commitments to go even further through the Hiroshima Accord that our Prime Ministers agreed May 2023. People-to-people connections are the bedrock on which this relationship will continue to grow, as recognised by the UK’s Foreign Secretary and Japan’s Foreign Minister when they signed a memorandum of cooperation in November 2023. This new initiative, will deliver on this commitment as a legacy of deeper connections and shared opportunities for the next generation and beyond.

We are looking for sponsorship in kind in the form of a) tax and legal advice on establishing a charitable organisation in Japan, and b) PR consultancy to establish a brand identity for the organisation.

Any company wishing to register an expression of interest to provide sponsorship to assist with exciting new initiative should make contact with the Embassy as below by the 30th April 2024.

In-kind sponsorship: public-enquiries.tokyo@fcdo.gov.uk for the attention of Sophie Warner-Fog

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Published 16 April 2024