Inspired by UKTI's Exporting is GREAT initiative to inspire and support an additional 100,000 businesses to trade abroad by 2020, here are my top 10 reasons to expand your business horizons. It's vital to look for new customers overseas as …
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 …
South Korea’s dramatic growth since the 1950’s has resulted in gross national income rising from under $100 to $20,000, and is set to reach almost $28,000 by 2015. This growth, centred on Seoul, is often referred to as the ‘Miracle …
Chuseok is coming and Korea is preparing with eager anticipation. Chuseok is their harvest festival which is celebrated during a three day holiday. This year, it falls on 22nd September. It is a time when families get together and give …
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 …
Games Workshop, one of the largest table top fantasy and futuristic battle-games company in the world, launched their new product (Warhammer boxed game called ‘The Island of blood’) at the British Embassy in Tokyo on 27 August. ‘The Island of …
Today, unashamedly, I will be plugging two trade missions we’re taking to Asia in the coming months. But first, have you heard of CIVETS? Well, the Oxford English Dictionary definition is a genus of carnivorous musk producing quadrupeds, and if …
Do you know the lyrics to all the tracks on Two Door Cinema Club’s debut album? No, neither do I, but tens of thousands of young Japanese people do, as I discovered when on my first weekend in Japan I …
In 2005, Glenn McGrath suggested that Australia would win the series 5-0. Actually, with McGrath, Warne, Ponting et al that was perfectly possible. The first test went to Australia comfortably. Just before the second test McGrath twisted his ankle by …
As I take up my new job as Director of Trade & Investment at the British Embassy in Japan I’m feeling lucky and excited. Japan is in the top three global economies, home to 127 million consumers with good taste, …
If you are English or Australian and love cricket then there is no more important sporting event than the biennial Ashes series. The genesis of these great contests date back to 1882 when Australia beat England for the first time …
