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  • Foreign Secretary visits BT Japan

    Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond visited UK telecommunications services company BT at their Tokyo office today, meeting BT Japan President Haruno Yoshida and CTO Phillip Morris to discuss the cyber challenges facing the Toky…

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Foreign Secretary visit boosts UK’s Strategic Partnership with Japan

    Foreign Secretary’s visit to Japan boosts cooperation on international peace and security, and supports recent growth in inward investment and trade.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Foreign Secretary begins Far East tour in Japan

    Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond arrived in Japan today on the first stop of a Far East tour to boost the UK’s relationship with the region.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Prosperity Fund Tokyo - call for bids

    The British Embassy Tokyo invites interested parties to submit bids for project funding the Japan Prosperity Fund Programme Office.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Government extends accounting rules making it easier for American and Japanese companies to call the UK home

    The government has announced its intention to enhance existing accounting rules for US and Japanese companies moving to the UK.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Japan's cyber security market offers opportunities for UK companies

    Recent security breaches and the challenge of hosting global events have made information security a critical element of Japanese business.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Airport privatisation in Japan

    Changes to Japanese legislation mean opportunities for UK companies in the airport management and infrastructure sector are emerging.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • 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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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • How to sell through Amazon Japan

    The use of e-commerce platforms in Japan is growing rapidly. There are great opportunities for British companies to sell direct in Japan.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Opportunities in the Japanese plant engineering sector

    Dramatic changes in Japan's energy and electricity markets open up opportunities for UK companies in the plant engineering industry.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Regenerative medicine - a growing market in Japan

    Introduction of a new legal framework is expected to provide a boost to commercialisation opportunities of medicinal products in Japan.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Mr Philippe Fauchet honoured by The Queen

    In recognition of his outstanding contribution to business relations between the UK and Japan, Tim Hitchens, the British Ambassador to Japan, presented Mr. Philippe Fauchet, President of GlaxoSmithKline Japan, with an Honora…

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Innovation in Cancer Clinical Trials - sharing international experience

    On 15 May 2015, the British Embassy Tokyo hosted an International Symposium on Cancer Clinical Trials.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • 英国発の試験が日本の英語教育を変える

    英国大使館にて、「グローバル人材育成に求められる有効な英語力判定のあり方」をテーマとしたセミナーを開催しました。

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  • Mr Hiroaki Nakanishi honoured by The Queen: Message from Ambassador

    In recognition of his distinguished services to UK-Japanese business, Her Majesty The Queen appointed Mr Hiroaki Nakanishi, the Chairman and CEO, Hitachi Ltd as an Honorary KBE.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Britain represented at international defence exhibition MAST Asia 2015

    UK pavilion displays latest British technologies at first international defence trade exhibition in Japan.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Changes to visa process in Japan for applicants travelling to the UK for more than 6 months

    Biometric residence permits to launch in Japan.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • 英国自動車フォーラムおよびネットワーキングレセプションのご案内

    駐日英国大使館　貿易・対英投資部は、『人とくるまのテクノロジー展2015』会期中の5月21日（木）、「英国自動車フォーラム」および「ネットワーキングレセプション」を開催します

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  • Embassy hosts Hague Convention mediation training

    Expertise sharing continues one year on from Japan’s enactment of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction

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

  • UK announces health surcharge

    Surcharge of £200 per year and £150 per year for students enables access to National Health Service in the same way as a permanent UK resident.

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