| 9th Jan. |
Japanese Conversation Group at The Clachan, Kingly St. |
| 17th Jan. |
Annual Talk by Mr. Graham Fry, His Excellency The British Ambassador in Tokyo. Supported by All Nippon Airways. |
| 18th Jan. |
"Systems of Government in the UK and Japan" 2007 Seminar Series at Daiwa Foundation Japan House RUNNING THE COUNTRY: PEOPLE AND POLITICS IN THE UK AND JAPAN |
| 23rd Jan. |
Lecture - Dr Meri Arichi, "Myoken Bosatsu: The Adoption and Adaptation of the Polar Star Deity by Samurai and Townspeople in pre-modern Japan" at The Oriental Club |
| 2nd Feb |
Art Group Gallery Talk at the V&A. Civilisation and Enlightenment: the Arts of the Meiji period |
| 5th Feb. |
Combined Lunch with the JCCI. Mr Michael White, "The British Political Scene - Post Blair" |
| 6th Feb. |
Japanese Conversation Group at The Clachan, Kingly St. |
| 14th Feb. |
Cortazzi Lecture by Anthony Farrington, Consultant, India Office Collections, The British Library. 'Peter Mundy's Samurai: The Japanese Diaspora in the Early 17th Century'. At the Khalili Theatre, SOAS. Supported by ANA |
| 20th Feb. |
Business Group Lecture by Mr. George Osborne, (Shadow Chancellor of The Exchequer) at UBS in Finsbury Avenue. Supported by JAC and UBS.Visit to The Braham Tea Museum. |
| 21st Feb. |
Contemporary Lifestyle Group attends a Private Preview Screening of "Letters from Iwo Jima". Courtesy of Warner Bros. |
| 22nd Feb. |
Business Group Lunchtime Lecture at JETRO by Mr. Hiro Koike of Nikkei, "East Asian Community: its dream and reality". Supported by JAL and co-hosted by JETRO. |
| 22nd Feb. |
Daiwa Foundation-Japan Society Joint Lecture Series. "The Role of the Prime Minister" |
| 27th Feb. |
Combined seminar with the Daiwa foundation at the final session of on 2006 series "Life's Chances: demographic change in UK and Japan". This one will be on "aging". At the RSA. |
| 28th Feb. |
British Heritage Series. "Robes of the Realm". A lecture on British Ceremonial Robes, Gowns and Wigmaking at Ede & Ravenscroft, Chancery Lane. |
| 5th Mar. |
Informal Supper With Ambassador Nogami at the Knights Templar, Chancery Lane
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| 6th Mar. |
Japanese Conversation Group, at The Clachan, Kingly St.
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| 13th Mar. |
Art Group visit to Farnham. Visit to Janet Leach Exhibition.
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| 14th Mar. |
Daiwa-Japan Lecture at Daiwa Foundation "The Future of the Monarchy". |
| 19th Mar. |
Japan Society Lecture
"Idols, rosaries and incense: nineteen-century British perceptions of Japanese Buddhism" by
Lucia Dolce Senior Lecturer in Japanese Religions at SOAS, University of London. At the Oriental Club |
| 26th Mar. |
Privileged visit to the British Antique Dealer Association Fair at Duke of York Square. Reception, followed by Gallery talk and tour of the special Loan Exhibition "The British fascination for collecting Antiquities". Free entry to BADA Fair. |
| 29th Mar. |
JAPAN SOCIETY GREAT SPRING PUB QUIZ! at Pontefract Castle. |
| 3rd April |
Japanese Conversation Group, at The Clachan, Kingly St.
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| 9th April |
Japan Society attended Point-to-Point Racemeeting. |
21st April
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Japanese Conversation Group, Hanami Picnic. |
| 24th April |
Lecture by Professor Kazuhiro CHIBA, Ph.D.Vice Director of the Center for Innovation and Intellectual Property on "Industry-Government-University Collaborations: Based on "Technologies and Cultures" atI mperial College London. In conjuction with the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) |
| 27th April |
Contemporary Lifestyle Group, Late night party at Saki Bar & Food Emporium, 4 West Smithfield, with young actors from The Japanese Production of Coriolanus at the Barbican. |
| 26th April |
Daiwa Foundation - Japan Society Joint Lecture "Electoral Systems and Party Politics" |
| 1st May |
Japanese Conversation Group, at The Clachan. |
| 8th May |
Combined lunchtime lecture with the JCCI at Painters' Hall by Mr. Bruce Mann, "Civil Emergencies in London". |
| 8th May |
Japan Society Lecture
by Mrs Momoko Williams and Mr Peter Pagnamenta. At the Oriental Club |
| 9th May |
The Japan Societies Forum, chaired by The Japan Society at The Japan Foundation. |
| 17th May |
Business Group Lunch time lecture by Will Dawkins at JETRO. "The Hall-marks of a High performing Board- Japanese, UK and US Corporations compared". Supported by Japan Air Lines (JAL) and co-hosted by JETRO. |
| 21st May |
Business Group Lecture by Ambassador, Mr. Koji Watanabe "Japan-Russia Relations in Asia" at Bloomberg, City Gate House, 39-45, Finsbury Square. |
| 23rd May |
Daiwa Foundation - Japan Society Joint Lecture at Daiwa Foundation. "People Power: the role of citizens' groups". Speakers were Phillida Purvis, Yasuyoshi Sakurai, Robin Henshaw and Professor David Cope. |
| 30th May |
Japan Society Golf Tournament at Donnington Grove Country Club |
| 2nd June |
British Heritage Series. The Japan Society arranged for 10 members (priority given to Japanese) to attend the special Dress Rehearsal, of the Queen's Birthday Parade on Horse Guards Parade. |
| 4th June |
Annual General Meeting at The Embassy of Japan, by kind courtesy of His Excellency The Ambassador. |
| 5th June |
Japanese Conversation Group, at The Clachan, Kingly St. |
| 6th June |
Screening at the Khalili Theatre, SOAS of "Afro Samurai", Screening and talk by Arthur Smith, President of GDH, its Makers. |
| 9th June |
Japan Society Contemporary Lifestyle Group Treasure Hunt. Supported by Virgin Atlantic and the Matsuri Restaurant. |
| 11th June |
Combined Lunch with Nikkei Europe and others "Japan's Comeback" at The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre. |
| 13th June |
British Heritage Series. The Contemporary Lifestyle Group visited Westminster Abbey for a guided tour. |
| 14th June |
Contemporary Lifestyle Group; Visited the Gate Theatre in Notting Hill to watch 'Nakamitsu' |
| 19th June |
Book launch at Daiwa Foundation; "Biographical Portraits Volumes VI and Japanese Envoys" |
21st June |
Daiwa Foundation - Japan Society Joint Lecture at Daiwa Foundation.
"Government-Media Relations". Speakers were Tadakazu Kimura, William Horsley and Peter Riddell.
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| 27th June |
Business Group Lunchtime Lecture at JETRO Headquarters. Mr Glen Fukushima, President and CEO of Airbus Industries, Japan. The Opening of Japan: New Opportunities for Business". Supported by Japan Airlines.
Followed by a Performance at JETRO by Katsumi Tomoko, Japanese Traditional dancer .
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| 28th June |
Lecture at the Oriental Club by Dr Gordon Daniels, University of Sheffield. "To Succour Wounded Allies: Japanese Nurses in England, 1915-1916." Supported by ANA. |
| 3rd July |
Japanese Conversation Group, at The Clachan, Kingly St. |
| 4 July |
Visit to two Hampshire Gardens, Kimpton House and Sandhill Farm House in the company of the Principal of The English Gardening School. Organized with The Hong Kong Society and The Japan Society of The Southern Counties. |
| 4th July |
Daiwa-Japan Society Joint Lecture at Daiwa Foundation" The Future of Monarchy in the UK and Japan". A W Purdue (Visiting Senior Lecture in History, Open University), Eiji Seki (former Ambassador and Historian) and Sir Hugh Cortazzi (Chair) former British Ambassador in Japan. |
| 4th July |
Kabuki Dance by The Tricycle Magical Evening of Traditional Japanese Theatre, St John's Smith Square. Performance by Ms Tomoko Katsumi |
| 27th July |
Contemporary Lifestyle Group visit British Museum "Crafting Beauty in Modern Japan Gallery Talk." Supper afterwards was in a nearby pub. |
| 7th August |
Japanese Conversation Group, at The Clachan, Kingly St. |
| 22nd August |
Contemporary Lifestyle Group Tour of The Palace of Westminster. Lunch afterwards was at the Jubilee Café. |
| 4th September |
Japanese Conversation Group, at The Clachan, Kingly St. |
| 19th September |
Daiwa Foundation - Japan Society Joint Lecture at Daiwa Foundation. "Watchdogs and Constraints on Government".
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| 20th September |
Business and Contemporary Lifestyle Group invited by Clifford Chance to Canary Wharf to watch on very big screen Wales VS Japan. Beer and supper. Talk by legendary rugby player, JPR Williams.
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| 25th September |
Sake Lovers' Party at Saki Restaurant. Sake and food. Numbers limited. Talk by Philip Harper, qualified sake brewer. In association with the Japan Sake Brewers Association. |
| 26th September |
A recital organised jointly with the British Japan Law Association. Featuring Keiko Sakurai, Atsuko Yamamura and Yoshiko Yanaga playing Bach, Mozart, Dvorak, Debussy Faure, Takemitsu and others. At St. Lawrence, Jewry Church, Guildhall. |
| 27th September |
Lecture by Princess Akiko of Mikasa. 'Specimen or Art? - Collecting 'Japan' in the Victorian Age: Siebold, Anderson and Fenollosa'. At the Oriental Club. Lecture Supported by All Nippon Airways. |
| 29th September |
Collar Cup. Golf Match versus JCCI at the Buckinghamshire Golf Club. |
| 2nd October |
Japanese Conversation Group, at The Clachan, Kingly St. |
| 5th October |
Art Group: Film. "Chosyu 5," at University College London. |
| 15th October |
Annual Dinner at The Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Hyde Park. Awards presented to Miyako Yoshida and Eric Albone. |
| 17th October |
Joint Lecture at Painter's Hall to JCCI & Japan Society by Mr Bill Emmott. Supper and Reception on completion. "Asia's New Power Balance". |
| 18th October |
"Local Government and the Regions in the UK and Japan" 2007 Seminar Series at Daiwa Foundation Japan House RUNNING THE COUNTRY: PEOPLE AND POLITICS IN THE UK AND JAPAN is a monthly seminar arranged in association with the Daiwa Anglo Japanese Foundation. |
| 24th Ocotber |
Lecture by Dr.Karen Fraser. "The Photographer at work. Studio Practices in early Japanese Photography". Lecture Supported by All Nippon Airways. |
| 26th Ocotber |
Business Group Lunch time lecture, in conjunction with the Hong Kong Association. "The Financial Crisis and its implications for Asia and the World Economy" Given by Dr Gerand Lyons, Chief Economist of Standard Chartered Bank. At Linklaters, 1 Silkstreet, London EC2. Also supported by Japan Airline, JAL. |
| 6th November |
Japanese Conversation Group, at The Clachan, Kingly St. |
| 7th November |
Lecture at The Khalili Theatre, SOAS. Dr Chia-Ling Yang. "Story of the story - the role of Japan in the artistic development of late Qing Shanghai.".Supported by All Nippon Airways. This lecture was part of Asian Art in London Week. |
| 7th November |
Low Cost Supper at China-City Restaurant, Russell Square. |
| 8th November |
Teachers' workshop, Leicester |
| 8th November |
Art Group Lecture with Asia House, at Asia House on "Japanese Dolls". |
| 13th November |
Art Group Panel Discussion at Asia House |
| 22nd November |
Daiwa Foundation - Japan Society Joint Lecture at Church House. "Democracy and Power". Speakers were Professor Vernon Bogdanor, Professor Takashi Inoguchi and The Lord Howell. |
| 22nd November |
Teachers' workshop, Cambridge. |
| 27th November |
Business Group Lunchtime Lecture by Charles Grant, Director of the Centre for European Reform: "The European Union In 2025" at JETRO. Supported Japan Airlines. |
| 27th November |
Lecture at Oriental Club by Professor Takeshi Kinoshita of the Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo: "Maritime Nation, Japan." Supported by All Nippon Airways, ANA. |
| 29th November |
Teachers' workshop in London (at the Embassy) |
| 4th December |
Japanese Conversation Group, at The Clachan, Kingly St. |
| 10th December |
Lecture by Mr. Jack Chalker, "The POW Perspective of a War Artist", at Oriental Club. Supported by All Nippon Airways, ANA. |
| 12th December |
Japan Society / JCCI Combined Lunch at Painter's Hall. His Excellency The Japanese Ambassador was the Guest Speaker. |
| 12th December |
Japan Society Christmas Party at The Japanese Embassy, courtesy of His Excellency The Ambassador.. |
| 12th December |
The Contemporary Lifestyle Group moved on to an evening of enjoyment and fun at the Bar-Rumba Club at the Trocadero (Shaftesbury Avenue Entrance) |
| 19th December |
Pecha Kucha, in conjunction with the Japanese Embassy and ICA in The Embassy Ballroom. Supported by All Nippon Airways and Sasakawa Foundation. |
