Past Events

The fourth event in our 'Women in Work' series is a female-only gathering featuring small-group discussions led by female leaders working in the Japanese context, focused on key and sensitive workplace topics.

The Japan Society is hosting a series of roundtable discussions between UK ministers and Japanese companies and UK businesses trading in or with Japan in each of the 8 priority sectors of the Industrial Strategy. This event focuses on the Life Sciences sector.

For the October edition of Macro Salon, Jesper and Bill will be joined by Leo Lewis, Tokyo bureau chief of the Financial Times. This timely conversation follows the 4 October LDP leadership race, which will determine Japan’s next prime minister.

For the July edition of Macro Salon, Jesper and Bill will be joined by Kaori Iida, Deputy Chief Commentator at NHK. They will discuss issues in international commercial diplomacy including the economic and political implications of the ongoing US-China trade war.

Join us for the latest in our regular quarterly webinar on business and current affairs, Japan Macro Salon with Jesper and Bill. In these our Chair Bill Emmott teams up with Jesper Koll, longtime Tokyo resident and one of the most keenly watched economists and investment strategists in that town, to discuss what's new in the Japanese economy, business, financial markets and more. 

For the second event on ‘Women in Work: Japan’, we focus on what companies can do to better facilitate and support women within the workplace, drawing on experience of what has worked well and lessons learned.

For the first Macro Salon of 2025, Jesper and Bill will be joined by Professor Ken Jimbo, a specialist on Japan's foreign and defence policy.