10/02/2025ARCHIVED IN-PERSON EVENT - The Japan Society Book Club: And Then by Soseki Natsume
This novel explores existential despair and societal disconnection in Meiji-era Japan through Daisuke, a man grappling with love, morality, and the impact of modernisation.
04/02/2025ARCHIVED Japanese Conversation Group
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.
20/01/2025ARCHIVED Is a Picture Worth a Thousand Words? Ehon Collection at the National Museums Scotland
Ehon (woodblock-printed illustrated books) were hugely popular during the 17th-19th centuries, and they played an important role in Japanese culture and society. In this talk, Dr Louise Boyd will discuss the history of ehon and why acquiring them is beneficial for the National Museums of Scotland, its audiences and her own research.
14/01/2025ARCHIVED Japanese Conversation Group
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.
13/01/2025ARCHIVED ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Book Club: Eclipse by Keiichiro Hirano
Set in late 15th-century Europe, Eclipse follows a young Dominican friar traveling from Paris to Florence in search of pre-Christian manuscripts.
11/01/2025ARCHIVED New Year’s Calligraphy Workshop: Celebrating the Year of the Snake
Suitable even for complete beginners, in this workshop you will learn how Japanese characters were developed, discover different styles of writing, and be guided in the techniques for writing Japanese with a brush.
09/01/2025ARCHIVED Japan Macro Salon with Jesper and Bill
For the first Macro Salon of 2025, Jesper and Bill will be joined by Professor Ken Jimbo, a specialist on Japan's foreign and defence policy.
08/01/2025ARCHIVED ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Film Club: Under the Open Sky directed by Miwa Nishikawa
Opening our film club in 2025, we invite you to watch and discuss the critically acclaimed film Under the Open Sky (2021) directed by Miwa Nishikawa.
16/12/2024ARCHIVED An Unsettled Future: Life after Prison in Japan’s Ageing Society
In this talk, social anthropologist, Dr. Jason Danely, will discuss the factors leading to the criminalization of older people in Japan, and what must be done to bring about alternatives to incarceration.
12/12/2024ARCHIVED The Japan Society Christmas Party 2024
We are delighted to invite members of The Japan Society and their guests to this year’s Christmas Party held once again in the Ballroom of the Japanese Embassy, by courtesy of the Japanese Ambassador. We hope that many members will join us for this festive occasion and to catch up with friends.