COMMUNITY
At the annual general meeting, the BCCJ held its first Executive Committee( Excom) election in 65 years( see page 11). Photos: Nina Oiki
BCCJ
Ambassador Tim Hitchens CMG LVO opened the event in the Ark Hills Regus office. Executive Director Lori Henderson MBE announced the new Excom board members.
Alison Jambert, vice-president of Eat Creative K. K., was elected Excom chairperson.
Sue Kinoshita, director of UK Trade and Investment, will continue to represent the British Embassy Tokyo in an ex-officio capacity.
BCCJ VISIT
NINA OIKI
Attending the 16 April“ Olympic Excitement: London 2012 – Tokyo 2020” joint BCCJ – ACCJ event at the Tokyo American Club were( from left): BCCJ Executive Director Lori Henderson; Jonathan Kushner, managing partner at Kreab Gavin Anderson; Roel Louwhoff, chief executive officer at BT Operate & Global Sports Technology; Masato Mizuno, Tokyo 2020 chief executive officer and Japanese Olympic Committee vicepresident; ACCJ President Larry Bates; Graham Davis, head of thought leadership and events at The Economist Group( Asia / Pacific) Limited; and BCCJ President Alison Jambert.
FCO
Foreign Secretary and First Secretary of State William Hague( right) met Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Fumio Kishida on 10 April in London.
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