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Applications open for ‘MUSUBI Women in the Board Room’ from Odgers and Chubu Electric
This MUSUBI programme, led by Odgers Berndtson and Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc., supports emerging female leaders in Japan and the UK through mentorship by senior executives. Aimed at addressing gender imbalance in leadership and strengthening UK-Japan ties, it empowers women at Director level and above to reach C-suite or Board roles with guidance from...
The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh attended a reception at the British Embassy Tokyo to launch new UK-Japan partnership programmes as part of MUSUBI Initiative.
The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh attended a reception at British Embassy Tokyo celebrating the expansion of the MUSUBI Initiative, strengthening UK-Japan ties.
Women’s Economic Empowerment Event at the UK Pavilion in World Expo 2025 Osaka
On 8 August 2025, the UK and Japan co-hosted a Women’s Economic Empowerment Event (WEE)
The MUSUBI Initiative is launched at the UK National Day Celebrations at World Expo 2025 Osaka
The MUSUBI Initiative, launched during the UK National Day at World Expo 2025 Osaka, marks a new phase in UK-Japan cooperation focused on fostering long-term people-to-people connections.
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress visit the UK as guests of The King and Queen
The June 2024 State Visit of the Emperor and Empress of Japan to the United Kingdom underscored the deepening of UK-Japan people-to-people ties and soft power collaboration.
UK-Japan Memorandum of Cooperation on people-to-people exchanges is signed
Former British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly and former Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa signed a Memorandum of Cooperation at the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tokyo in November 2023.
Signing of the Hiroshima Accord
Former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and former Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida agreed a landmark new global strategic partnership at the G7 in Hiroshima