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  • Osaka, Japan: changes to the UK Visa Service

    From 10 March our UK visa application centre in Osaka, operated by VFS Global, will move to the Ripro Minami-Semba Building 10F, 1-3-5 Minami-Semba, Chuo-ku, Osaka City.

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

  • Britain remembers 11 March on third anniversary

    The UK today remembers those affected by the events of 11 March 2011 on the third anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake.

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

  • UN International Women’s Day

    British Embassy Tokyo joins activities around the world to mark UN International Women’s Day

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

  • Nominations open for the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering

    The Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering (QEPrize) is a global £1 million engineering prize that rewards and celebrates the engineers responsible for a ground-breaking innovation in engineering that has been of global benef…

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

  • Embassy and Consulate-General closed 6 March for crisis training day

    British Embassy Tokyo and Consulate-General Osaka will be conducting crisis training and exercises during the week of 3 – 7 March.

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

  • Joint statement on Ukraine

    A joint statement on the current events in Ukraine.

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

  • FOODEX JAPAN 2014に出展する英国企業

    3月4日（火）から7日（金）まで幕張メッセで開催されるFOODEX JAPAN 2014国際食品・飲料展に、英国パビリオンを設置し、昨年以上のスケールで新規参入の英国企業を中心に紹介します。

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

  • Got an idea? Funding applications now open for international research projects in the UK

    Newton International Fellowships offer funding for research collaborations to foster UK research ties with the world.

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

  • UK-Japan Symposium on Health Economics – challenges for economic evaluation in the mental health field -

    The symposium on health economics was held at the British Embassy in Tokyo.

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

  • Foreign Secretary's opening remarks at Illegal Wildlife Trade Conference

    In a speech at the Illegal Wildlife Trade Conference the Foreign Secretary says it now ranks alongside drugs, arms and people trafficking.

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

  • Foreign Secretary's remarks at Illegal Wildlife Trade reception

    In a speech at the London Conference on the Illegal Wildlife Trade the Foreign Secretary called for action to save some of the world's most remarkable species.

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

  • Watch live: UK-Japan Risk Communication Symposium

    The British Embassy in Tokyo will be hosting the "UK-Japan Risk Communication Symposium" on 12-13 February 2014.

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

  • Japan is Back, Britain is Back

    Tim Hitchens, the British Ambassador to Japan, gave a speech on the UK-Japan relationship at an event by the Naigai Jose Chosakai held on 3 February in the Tokyo International Forum.

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

  • Putting out fires and remembering 3.11: a visit to Tachikawa Life Safety Learning Centre

    Paul Evans, one of our wardens (volunteers who help the embassy in an emergency) writes about his experiences of joining the embassy disaster prevention event at Tachikawa.

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

  • Mr Minoru Makihara honoured by The Queen

    In recognition of his outstanding contribution to commercial and cultural relations between the UK and Japan, Tim Hitchens, the British Ambassador to Japan, has presented Mr Makihara with a Honorary Knighthood of the Most Ex…

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

  • Japan and Britain: stem-cell pioneers

    Osaka symposium considers how Japan and Britain - world leaders in this field - can work together to help deliver the huge promise of new cell therapies

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

  • Telephone calls to the Consulate-General in Osaka will be suspended

    There will be no telephone calls taken at the Consulate-General in Osaka on Sunday 2 February due to a power-cut

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

  • 英国ビッグデータ最新動向 セミナー開催

    英国で実際にビッグデータがどのように利用されているのか、また日本企業の皆様にどのようなビジネス機会があるのかお伝えするセミナーを2月7日に開催いたします。

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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

  • 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