The Japan Society Proceedings is the formal record of the Society’s activities. Although its format has evolved over time, Proceedings  has been produced continuously since 1891. Now an annual publication, Proceedings also contains text from lectures held throughout the year, book reviews and obituaries. Members of the Japan society are elligible to recieve a hard copy of Proceedings. Past issues are viewable at the Japan Society Library.

Sponsors

Proceedings and this related web page are sponsored by four organisations without whose support we would have found publication increasingly difficult. These organisations share the aims of the Society in wishing to develop close relationships and a better understanding between the UK and Japan. Please take the time to visit our sponsors’ wesbsites by clicking on the relevant Icon below; members will no doubt wish to be aware of the services our sponsors offer and may like to use them wherever possible.

Clifford Chance is one of the world’s leading law firms, helping clients achieve their goals by combining the highest global standards with local expertise. The firm has unrivalled scale and depth of legal resources across the three key markets of the Americas, Asia and Europe and focuses on the core areas of commercial activity: capital markets; corporate and M&A; finance and banking; real estate; tax; pensions and employment; litigation and dispute resolution.

The Japan Centre Group is already well known to members. Its store near Piccadilly Circus, home to a bookshop, travel agency and health food shop, has long been a popular centre for the Japanese community and is now a regular stop for a growing number of non-Japanese customers. The Japan Centre Group also offers a wide range of other services, including a recruitment agency in the City, an international college, and an educational placement service.

Miller Japan has transferred to HSBC Insurance Brokers and operate under the new name of HSBC Global Japanese Business Group.

Our business continues to expand, we believe, as a result of our commitment to service, expert advice, and unrivalled knowledge of the Japanese market and understanding of Japanese clients.

Under the HSBC Insurance Brokers brand we have further enhanced our capability with access to all HSBC Insurance Brokers’s resources of over 2,300 people in 17 countries.

HSBC Insurance Brokers are also a partner, founder member and shareholder in Assurex Global, the world’s leading independent international insurance network with offices in Europe, the Asia-Pacific Region, the Americas, the Middle East and Africa.

HSBC Global Japanese Business Group will bring you a single point of contact to access a wealth of HSBC resources and a global network.

Ernst & Young is a global leader in professional services with over 114,000 people based in 140 countries. We are one of the largest professional services firms in the UK and our London office forms the largest Ernst & Young presence in any city around the world. We pride ourselves on drawing from our wealth of talent to put teams together with the right mix of technical skills and personal chemistry to help our clients achieve their goals.

Ernst & Young acts for approximately 400 Japanese companies in the UK with Japanese speaking professionals providing and supporting service delivery and communications. We have been working with Japanese organisations in the UK for over 25 years and are very proud of our close link to Japan.

The Japan Society is most grateful for the continued support of our sponsors.