Driving to an appointment recently I stumbled on a wonderful little programme on Radio 4 called A History of the World in 100 Objects . Last week it focused daily on five objects which gave an insight into the Silk …
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 …
In the discussions on the Greek debt crisis, I believe a point that is often overlooked is the interdependence of the various eurozone economies with each other. According to a diagram published recently by the New York Times, banks and …
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 …
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 …
It’s somehow appropriate that the day I get back from SXSW, I wake to a piece on BBC Breakfast about an initiative to help musicians called the Music Matters Trustmark. It’s an initiative aimed at acting as a guide to …
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 …
