Sept 25th - UKTI Mission to Japan - delegates start arriving

Warm sunshine greeted delegates from East Midlands companies as they arrived in Japan this morning following long night flights from the UK. Seven people have now arrived in Japan looking to do business and a further 5 will follow over the coming week. Ian Morrison of UKTI East Midlands was the first to arrive, looking remarkably bright and breezy as he entered the arrivals hall at Narita International airport Tokyo.  The award for longest journey went to Mairi and Aidan from DeMontfort University who arrived almost 24 hours after leaving home due to a 3 hour wait on the tarmac during a changeover in Paris!  The group gathered and moved on to the hotel in Tokyo for a freshen up before heading out for a team dinner and the first taste of Japanese food.