Deepening Japan – UK relations with Ambassador Longbottom

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In episode five of Japan Memo, Yuka Koshino is joined by the UK’s Ambassador to Japan, Julia Longbottom, to discuss Japan – UK relations. She has been serving as Ambassador to Japan since March 2021 and it is her third posting to Japan. Between 1990 – 1993, she was in Tokyo as the Second Secretary in the Political Section of the British Embassy, then again between 2012 – 2016 as the Deputy Head of Mission.

Yuka and Ambassador Longbottom explore the Japan – UK relationship and how it has developed over the past few decades. Their conversation covers:

Changes in Japan’s engagement in international affairs
Gender challenges in Japanese society
UK’s Indo-Pacific ‘tilt’
HMS Queen Elizabeth’s visit to Japan and bilateral defence relations
Opportunities for British and Japanese economic relations

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Date of Recording: 28 October 2021

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