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
Under the branding of "DesignUK", the UKTI Japan team hosted our annual design service mission to Tokyo in the week commencing 25 October. It was designed (no pun intended) to coincide with Tokyo Designers Week, which generates a similar buzz …
Globe-Trotter, the UK hand-made luxury luggage brand, recenty launched their new “Kyoto” collection to the press at the British Embassy. Mixing cultures, a geisha, specially invited from Kyoto, performed a dancing show during the British-style afternoon tea. Set in a …
It's not every day that in the pursuit of business for Britain, you get to go round a vinegar museum. Or find yourself on what looks uncannily like the set for a samurai movie. But then this was no ordinary …
Hiking and enjoying the outdoors is experiencing a big boom in Japan, especially amongst young women. Dubbed “Yama Girls” (yama is the Japanese word for mountain), the women often wear the latest hip hiking fashion – hi-function tights or shorts, …
Localisation can be very important to achieving success in some markets and in Japan you can buy seaweed cut into Thomas the Tank Engine shapes for your child’s lunch box! Developing products for the Japanese market has helped contribute to …
Ettinger, one of the most prestigious UK brands for men’s accessories, with a Royal Warrant to HRH The Prince of Wales, opened its first directly managed shop in Ginza, Tokyo on 1 October 2010. This is a particularly important moment …
Energetic 79 year old Eve Taylor OBE, world-renowned for her expertise in the science and practice of aromatherapy, held a special lecture at British Embassy in Tokyo on September 21 2010. Eve Taylor provides original aroma oils and runs …
Top Shop/Top Man opened their flagship shop in Shinjuku on 16 September. It’s situated in one of the best locations in Tokyo as Shinjuku station is the busiest station in the world with 3.46 million people using it daily. This …
Not many Japanese consumers probably know that Halls, one of Cadbury’s famous brands, was first made in the UK in the 1930s. The Hall brothers started the brand in Manchester and the “Halls” brand was launched in the Japanese market …
While it's well known that the traditional Japanese diet is very healthy, surprisingly organic food has yet to achieve a great impact with the Japanese consumer. Perhaps people think that although organic food may be healthy, it might be expensive …
