UKTI Japan helps British companies succeed in Japan and Japanese businesses expand into the UK. Our friendly and experienced teams in Tokyo and Osaka provide support and advice, including tailored market research and assistance arranging your visit to Japan. We also organise a busy programme of trade missions and hire out our Embassy facilities for your business events. We'd love to talk to you about how we can help your business and you can contact us at commercial.tokyo@fco.gov.uk
Fascinating "On This Day" article for yesterday on the BBC website about the first purpose-built (and floating) Japanese trade fair in London in 1964. "The exhibition was intended to show that Britain had more to export than whisky and …
Did you know that the Japan's personal financial assets amount to JPY1,400 trillion (about GBP10 trillion), of which over half currently sits in bank or postal saving accounts with a tiny return? In addition, Japan has a rapidly ageing population and …
The UKTI ICT team in Japan were delighted to have Professor Joe McGeehan, Director, Centre for Communications Research, University of Bristol and also Managing Director of Toshiba's Telecommunications Research Laboratory (based in Bristol), in the country last week. After promising …
UKTI Japan's fashion team assisted Takarajima-sha (publisher) and Cath Kidston's partners in Japan, United Arrows, in staging an eye-catchingly British event in the ideal setting and style of the British Ambassador's Residence in Tokyo. Nearly 200 guests enjoyed speeches from …
I am in Austin, Texas at the South By Southwest (SXSW) Interactive/Film/Music conference and festival. The city is a buzz with creative folk and digerati on their laptops and smart phones, tweeting and meeting and musicians playing in every conceivable …
Friday evening and I am on the Bullet train travelling at 200 mph from Osaka to Tokyo at the end of the annual Healthcare Trade Mission to Japan. This year 11 British companies were represented promoting a wide range of …
By Rachael Bayfield, Head of Trade, UKTI Japan We often say that Japan is a very rewarding business partner, but you sometimes have to be in it for the long haul. That's not always what people want to hear right …
Thursday 3 September 2009, and for the UKTI team in Tokyo it's ..... Christmas? Lush, the handmade cosmetics company, are celebrating their 10th anniversary in Japan by taking over my house with an advance Christmas promotion, inviting 500 guests to …
