David Taylor MP: My priorities as the UK's Trade Envoy to Japan
The Japan Society and JCCI Joint Lunch Series
Date
Monday 13 July 2026
Time
12.00pm for 12.30pm
Venue
The Athenaeum Club
107 Pall Mall
London SW1Y 5ER
Booking Details
Booking essential
£95 per head - Members of The Japan Society, the JCCI and their guests only
Booking deadline: Monday 6 July 2026
Please note that spaces are limited and so early booking is recommended.
The guest of honour at The Japan Society and the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the UK’s next joint lunch will be David Taylor MP, Trade Envoy to Japan and Treasurer of British-Japanese All-Party Parliamentary Group.
We are delighted to welcome David Taylor MP, who will reflect on the outcomes of the Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's visit to the UK, and what this means for deepening trade and investment opportunities.
The event will be chaired by The Japan Society's Chair, The Rt Hon Greg Clark.
David Taylor MP serves as Labour’s Member of Parliament for Hemel Hempstead and was appointed as the United Kingdom’s Trade Envoy to Japan on the 23rd of March 2026. David also serves as the treasurer of the British-Japanese All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG). Prior to being elected to Parliament David worked for an international charity aimed at improving wages in developing countries. In 2009, Taylor founded the Labour Campaign for International Development and he now serves on the International Development Committee. This is a cross-party House of Commons Select Committee that scrutinises the work of the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office regarding international aid and overseas development assistance. A graduate of Warwick University, David previously worked in the office of former Prime Minister Gordon Brown. David has visited Japan on five occasions and has travelled a lot ‘off the beaten track’, including Kyushu, Toyama, and Nikko, as well as leading the APPG delegation that visited Japan in 2025. David has a strong interest in Defence and has visited Ukraine twice, including to meet frontline soldiers and the Defence Minister.
David Taylor MP will speak following a two-course lunch, after which there will be time for questions until 2.30pm.
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Booking Info
- The event is open to members of The Japan Society and their guests only. Please provide the email address linked to your membership so we can match your information in our system and enter the full name and email address for each attendee in the booking form.
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- Cancellation Policy
A full refund will only be given where notice of cancellation is received no later than Monday 6 July 2026. After this date, we will attempt to resell your ticket(s). If we are unable to resell your ticket(s), unfortunately, we will not be able to offer a refund. - Waiting List
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