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
Every little thing he does is magic... There he was, an Englishman in New err, Tokyo, playing the last concert of his Symphonicity tour in the Budokan (martial arts hall), where the Beatles first played in Japan. It’s not so …
A party with a centrepiece of pyramids built of thousands of drinks cans sounds as though it should be taking place in some avant garde art gallery (and preferably not in a country prone to frequent earth tremors). In fact …
People sometimes say that British business doesn't have a very high profile in Japan. That could be because, quite literally, many of our exports are invisible. Two encounters this week have brought that home to me. One was a …
Not sure who it was who said that those were the scariest words in the English language, but they probably got a round of applause when they did. When it comes to exporting, many companies do choose to rely on …
Each year a little bit of the UK comes to a department store in Osaka in western Japan. Incredibly, the Hankyu Department Store has been holding a one-week British Fair for 40 years! This year’s event in October featured the …
The UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) Japan team carried out research earlier this year to investigate the potential of Harris Tweed in the Japanese lifestyle and interiors market. The research was carried out through the UKTI OMIS service, a flexible …
UKTI London Region and UKTI Japan jointly organised The UK Fashion Showcase on 9 and 10 November in Tokyo’s fashionable Aoyama. The Showcase featured 22 UK companies covering men’s, ladies’, children’s wear, shoes, accessories and jewellery. This year’s Showcase attracted …
Ever fancied running a hot bath from your mobile while you are on a cold train home probably delayed because the wrong kind of rain is falling? What about trying to touch up a photograph of your loved one to …
The UKTI Life Sciences Japan Team welcomed 21 Bio Pharma Trade Missioners last week, some of whom were in Japan for the first time, while others were here on a regular visit, proving that this really is a market which …
It may be a little known fact, but 1 November was "National Tea Day" in Japan. This date was selected as it is said on this date in 1791 that the first Japanese person tasted tea at an official tea …
