COMMUNITY
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CHARITY
Takafumi Nishijima( left), president of ARM K. K. and Ambassador Tim Hitchens attended the Queen’ s Birthday Party on 24 April at the British Embassy Tokyo. The celebrations’ theme, Green is GREAT, showcased UK excellence in sustainability.
Brian Christian( top left), principal of The British School in Tokyo, with teachers and staff at the Oxfam Tokyo Yamathon 2013 on 20 April. Event participants walked or ran around the Tokyo Yamanote railway line loop in under 12 hours to raise money for the charity.
CHARITY FESTIVAL
Left: Shinichi Koizumi, executive vice-president and representative of the board at Toray Industries, Inc. and( second right) Tokyo English Life Line Chairman Emeritus Dr Tsuyoshi Akiyama at the charity’ s 40th anniversary celebration on 5 April at the Tokyo residence of the ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Japan, Radinck Jan van Vollenhaven.
LAUNCH
Ambassador Tim Hitchens( far right) addressed the Tokyo Rainbow Pride 2013 parade, held on 28 April in Harajuku. In addition to sharing the message of the UK’ s commitment to diversity and equality, the ambassador said that the UK is a welcoming destination for visitors from the lesbian, gay and transgender communities.
SEMINAR
ROLLS-ROYCE MOTORS YOKOHAMA
Rolls-Royce Asia – Pacific Regional Director Paul Harris presented the new Wraith coupe in Tokyo on 18 April. With a 6.6-litre, twin turbo-charged V12 engine, the Wraith is said to be the most powerful model in the history of Rolls-Royce. The luxury car will be sold in Japan for ¥ 31.95mn, and is expected to start rolling out towards the end of the year.
The Daiwa Anglo – Japanese Foundation seminar on“ Life as a classical musician in the UK and Japan” was addressed by Noriko Ogawa( left) and Susan Tomes; while Dr Robert Philip chaired the event. The two professional pianists and writers— one British and one Japanese— compared notes on life as a classical musician in the two countries.
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