6. August 2010 15:12
by
Julian
The 7th annual BPI/UKTI Trade mission to Japan is happening this week and below is a daily blog from delegate Brett Leboff, whose company Monumental Music Group is looking for licensing deals and touring opportunities in Japan.
Brett Leboff
Monumental Music Group
So after getting to bed at around 6am, I slept until 11.30am. Knowing that I wouldn't be able to make the seminar day at the embassy as I had some meetings set up with some companies that I have worked with before and this had been pre planned before I arrived as they couldn't make another day.
I had some great meetings, admittedly not going flat out with 3 meetings in 6 hours, I was good and ready to have a nice big meal again in Rippongi. Funny, because I never really hung out there much before, and aside from the seedy issue of guys trying to make you go to the strip clubs (literally every 1 metre you walk!) it is actually a fun place to be and not too far from Shibuya, where we are staying and with some very nice civilised bars, but I made sure I had an early night, after a really great dinner meeting.
So, today was really a day for taking it a bit easier. As I am hoping to have back to back meetings for most of Thursday and Friday.
I had heard from some one who was at the Embassy for the day of seminars, that they were all about digital and publishing and that it was a great day and the food standards had improved wildly from Monday's food! They now had fish goujons and Chicken Tikka.... Goujons! The day I don't show and they have Bloody Goujons!