The Japanese Conversation Group provides a friendly and informal atmosphere for Japanese speakers of all nationalities to come together and speak Japanese. Meetings are held on the first Tuesday of every month at The Old Explorer, a central London pub. They begin at 6.30pm with a pay-as-you-go bar, and finish around 10.30pm.

Well known in Japan for their storming QUEEN covers, tribute band QUEER will make their European debut in London!

The Temple of the Golden Pavilion is loosely based on the events surrounding an arson attack on the Golden Pavilion carried out by a young Buddhist acolyte, Hayashi Yoken in 1950.

The Japan Society is delighted that Koshu of Japan is once again arranging an exclusive wine tasting for Japan Society members at the award-winning Imagination Gallery. The highlight of the evening will be a brief presentation by Lynne Sherriff, Master of Wine, who will lead a tutored tasting or masterclass. This event is now FULLY BOOKED.

The Japan Society is planning to hold interactive activities at the Hyper Japan festival. The activities will centre around Origami, Shodo (Japanese Calligraphy) and Badge making.

The Japanese Conversation Group provides a friendly and informal atmosphere for Japanese speakers of all nationalities to come together and speak Japanese. Meetings are held on the first Tuesday of every month at The Old Explorer, a central London pub. They begin at 6.30pm with a pay-as-you-go bar, and finish around 10.30pm.

Many may recall the chilling news story of Lucie Blackman's disappearance and murder. In this book Richard Lloyd Parry perfectly captures the murder mystery and case which lasted nearly ten years and is still ongoing as Obara is appealing his conviction.

The Japanese Conversation Group provides a friendly and informal atmosphere for Japanese speakers of all nationalities to come together and speak Japanese. Meetings are held on the first Tuesday of every month at The Old Explorer, a central London pub. They begin at 6.30pm with a pay-as-you-go bar, and finish around 10.30pm.

The Remains of the Day (1989) is Kazuo Ishiguro's third published novel and was awarded the 'Man Booker Prize for Fiction' in 1989. Written from the first person perspective of Stevens, the aging butler of Darlington Hall, Ishiguro tells a story of dignity, loyalty, memory and politics.