Prizewinners

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First Prize winner

Mr Zhihang Wang (Nissan Institute of Japanese Studies)

Topic: Back to the Heartland: Business Opportunities in Central Asia for Japan and Europe

Second Prize winner

Mr Ben Jones (BJ Translation LTD)

Topic: Interpreting Japanese / English business discussions

Third Prize winner

Mr Samy Narrainen (Jagex Games Studio)

Topic: Improving the image of Japanese work-life

Special prize winner

Mr Viv Paranjape (Inconvo)

Topic: Like sugar in milk: Immigration and Integration.

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First Prize winner

Mr Graeme Lawrence (Hitachi Europe Ltd)

30 years working with Japanese firms: Some tips for achieving a successful workplace

Second Prize winner

Ms Jusztina Bukta (Bloomberg LP)

What does it mean to speak Japanese as a foreigner?

Third Prize winner

Mr Robert Maracine (University of Bucharest, MA student)

Generation Y to Generation Z: Understanding the youngest employees

Special Prize Winner

Ms Melissa Parnaby (Hokuriku Bank)

Brexit and Japan-UK relations

Other finalists

Mr Joshua Gallagher (Nissan Institute of Japanese Studies)

From Silver to Gold: The Benefits of An Ageing Society

Ms Hannah Eastham (The Japan Society)

Reflections on the past for the future of doing business with Japan

Mr Glenn Kembrey (Freshfields Bruckhause Deringer)

Working together: Partnerships between Japanese and foreign companies

Ms Susan Cooper (Mitsui & Co. Europe)

Plastic, Packaging and Perfectionism in Japan

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First Prize winner

Mr Richard Brash (Postgraduate, University of Edinburgh) 

Unity in Diversity

Second Prize winner

Miss Chiara Comastri (Postgraduate, Osaka University)

Do we really want foreigners? Doubts and contradictions in the Japanese companies’ hiring system

Third Prize winner

Mr Warren Stanislaus (Postgraduate, University of Oxford)

Lessons from London: Unlocking Japan’s tourism industry potential for 2020 and beyond

Special Prize winner

Ms Jiaang Zhao (Postgraduate, University of Birmingham)

When in Japan, do as Japanese do? --- The ‘chowa’ between localization and uniqueness of overseas enterprises in Japan

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First prize winner

Miss Phillippa Harvey (Sumitomo Mitsui Trust International LTD)

Less is More: How Shorter Working Hours Could Boost Japan's Productivity

Second prize winner

Miss Chiara Comastri (Nissan Institute of Japanese Studies)

Overcoming Language Barriers in Healthcare: The Importance of a Medical Interpretation System in Japan

Third prize winner

Mr Jonathan May (Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ)

Business Communication: The Second Language Barrier

Special prize winner

Mr Victor Chuah (Japan Local Government Centre)

Problems in Japan, Answers in Europe

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First prize winner

Mr Jonathan King (Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited)

Nature Versus Nurture: What makes a successful businessman?

Second prize winner

Mr Matthew Brown (Brunswick Group LLP)

Lessons from Takaoka city: Facing challenges with innovation

Third prize winner

Mrs Raile Rauk (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Europe, LTD)

Think global, act local

Special prize winner

Mr Artur Olszewski (Graduate student, Oxford University)

Japanese Corporate Governance Reform : Reinvigorating Corporate Japan?

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First Prize winner

Ming Jeong (NNA)

Proposed Global Changes to Japanese Companies’ Middle       
Management Hiring Strategy

Second Prize winner

Livia Scumpieru (Denso Automotive Deutschland GMBH)

The role of the women in the Japanese companies

Third Prize winner

Angus Turvill (Freelance Translator)

Localizing Cultural Products - Japanese Books and Films for non- Japanese Consumers

Special Prize winner

Raile Rauk (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries)

Business Communication in Japan

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First Prize winner

Mihai Scumpieru (Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V)

Globalisation and the challenges faced by the Japanese companies

Second Prize winner

Angus Turvvill (translator)

The Business of Literature: The Future of Japanese Literature Translation and Publication

Third Prize winner

Mara Yamauchi (self-employed)

Japan and The Marathon: an enduring partnership

Special Prize winner

Dan Thomson (Tile Hill Wood School)

Going deeper: Communication 2.0

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First Prize winner

Elizabeth Chahal (Loughborough University)

"Individually we are one drop, together we are an ocean"

Second Prize winner

Jonathan King (self-employed)

Hiding in Plain Sight: The Expert Network Industry

Third Prize winner

Mihai Scumpieru (Mitsubishi Electric Europe BV)

EU Environmental legislation and how the Japanese companies cope with it

Special Prize winner

Karen Fraser (Ecole Francaise de Londres)

The Challenge of Understanding the Japanese Business Mind

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First Prize winner

Agoston Tyll (British Airways)

Surviving the 21st Century as a Civilization

Second Prize winner

Elizabeth Chahal (Loughborough University)

Can the British Learn the Japanese Art of Customer Service?

Third Prize winner

Katherine Wilde (Baker & McKenzie)

Business without Borders: Overcoming Differences in Business Culture between Japan and the UK

Special Prize winner

Ms Midori Bills (ETP Management)

“Dansei Jyoi, Jyosei Yui” (Men Superior, Women Dominant) Women in Japan – Past, Present and Future

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First Prize winner

Kim Woodruff

Second Prize winner

Dan Thomson

Third Prize winner

Ewald Titsch-Nuofer

Special Prize winner

Ben Jennings

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First Prize winner

Magdalena Cebula (Tokio Marine Asset Management (London) Limited)

Second Prize winner

Kim Woodruff (Japan Foundation London)

Third Prize winner

Graham Holman (Sumitomo Corporation Europe Ltd)

Special Prize winner

Jonathan Fisher (Greenback Alan LLP)

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First Prize winner

Agnieszka Le Roux (The Bank of Tokyo Mitsubushi UFJ Ltd)

Second Prize winner

Jonathan Fisher (Greenback Alan LLP)

Third Prize winner

Ben Jennings

Special Prize winner

Magdelena Cebula (Tokio Marine Asset Management (London) Ltd)

First Prize winner    

Louis Barson (self-employed, Daiwa Scholar 2005)      

Dogen’s Job Hunt

Second Prize winner       

Wenjie Ge (student, Cambridge University)

A View of Japan from Outsiders

Third Prize winner    

Marta Gutowska (Kanematsu Europe Plc, Warsaw office)

Charm of Mysterious Japan

Special Prize winner

Ben Jennings (Pokemon UK)          

Trouble Ahead in the UK Licensing Industry

First prize winner

Nicolas Davis (Deloitte & Touche LLPJ-Sox)

Sarbanes-Oxley heads for Japan

Second prize winner

Caroline Lewis (Daiwa Securities SMBC)

Shoji ga daiji - The Detailed Approach

Third prize winner

Mary Moreton (Miller Japan)

Work-Life Balance in Japan and the UK

Special prize winner

John Vernon (self-employed)

Interacting with Japanese Businessmen