{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/60ddc2c98471380013ddd178/6183f8761fbf8900138826bc?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Deepening Japan – UK relations with Ambassador Longbottom","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/60ddc2c98471380013ddd178/1625504279509-600072ab9a05066f174d8224ec8976c0.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>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. </p><p><br></p><p>Yuka and Ambassador Longbottom explore the Japan – UK relationship and how it has developed over the past few decades. Their conversation covers:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Changes in Japan’s engagement in international affairs</li><li>Gender challenges in Japanese society</li><li>UK’s Indo-Pacific ‘tilt’</li><li>HMS Queen Elizabeth’s visit to Japan and bilateral defence relations</li><li>Opportunities for British and Japanese economic relations </li></ul><p><br></p><p>We hope you enjoy the episode and please follow, rate, and subscribe to Japan Memo on the podcast platform of your choice.</p><p><br></p><p>Date of Recording: 28 October 2021</p><p><br></p><p>Japan Memo is recorded and produced at the IISS in London.&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"The International Institute for Strategic Studies"}