Woman’s Touch, Outsider’s Eye

Woman’s Touch, Outsider’s Eye

Originally published at BBCJAcumen (British Chamber of Commerce in Japan) TEPCO hires British woman to improve safety and public trust Expects bigger role for women in firm Aims to restart N-plants idle since quake Says every nation needs nuclear power UK and US have learned from their mistakes Lady Barbara Judge CBE is instituting a… Continue Reading

Lady Barbara Judge: Japan’s smart nuclear weapon

Lady Barbara Judge: Japan’s smart nuclear weapon

Originally published at The Independent The head of the UK’s Pension Protection Fund has been drafted in to help assure the residents of Fukushima that its reactors are safe Lady Barbara Judge is just back from inspecting the nuclear plants at Fukushima in Japan, the ones closed down after the devastating earthquake and tsunami two… Continue Reading

The woman powering Japan’s nuclear hopes post-Fukushima

The woman powering Japan’s nuclear hopes post-Fukushima

Originally published at CNN.com In a career spanning more than 40 years, Lady Barbara Judge has been a lawyer, a banker, sat on countless boards and now advises the Tokyo Electric Power Company on re-opening Fukushima STORY HIGHLIGHTS Tokyo Electric Power Company asks Lady Barbara Judge to help rebuild nuclear power post Fukushima Lady Judge… Continue Reading

INTERVIEW: LADY BARBARA THOMAS JUDGE, U.K. BUSINESS AMBASSADOR

INTERVIEW: LADY BARBARA THOMAS JUDGE, U.K. BUSINESS AMBASSADOR

This article was originally published in the July/August edition of the Diplomatic Courier. With her hair pulled back away from her shoulders and face, Lady Barbara Thomas Judge radiates an air of regal majesty. But don’t let it fool you into thinking she lives a life of carefree luxury—Lady Judge is one of the most… Continue Reading