The World's Oldest Whisky
Gordon & MacPhail, established in 1895, is one of the oldest bottlers in the UK. They introduced their 70 year old single malt, Mortlach 1938, at an event at the British Embassy in Tokyo on 13 July. There were only …
Japan
Manchester charity supports Japanese major incident training
Back in 2003, the UKTI Healthcare Team in Japan introduced a training programme to Japan called Major Incident Medical Management and Support (MIMMS). It was first introduced as UKTI trade promotion activity with focus on UK Accident and Emergency related …
UK’s “Kawaii” meets Japan
Calypso Rose, the designer of the Clippy London (www.clippykitlondon.co.uk) came to Japan on 2nd July with her new Clippy COVER GIRL make up clutch bags and tote bags made of eco friendly and biodegradable materials. The originality of these products …
UK-Japan collaboration celebrates traditional and modern British creativity
A special collaboration between UK-headquartered Eley Kishimoto, as Creative Directors, and long-established brand Laura Ashley, has been launched at the British Embassy in Tokyo. The UKTI Japan team supported the event as part of their work making the facilities of …
Down Memory Lane
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 …
Asian business opportunities: find out more
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I’m very happy that I’m back online and able to blog again after an enforced absence due to Purdah (which prevents public bodies like UKTI from issuing information during the election period) and then a vacation (unenforced, but not if …
Savings, sushi and securities
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 …
Japan ICT : Academia & Business Make a Strong Team
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 …
A Tokyo Makeover - Cath Kidston Style
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 …
From SXSW, @ the British Music Embassy
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 …