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21/09/2025ARCHIVED Japan Matsuri 2025
JAPAN MATSURI, the UK’s much-loved and biggest annual festival of Japanese culture and food, will return to Trafalgar Square on Sunday 21 September 2025.
15/09/2025ARCHIVED The Rise of Far-Right Movements in 21st-Century Japan
This lecture offers an overview of the rise of far-right movements in Japan since the early 21st century, highlighting the emergence in recent decades of diverse social movements marked by nationalist sentiments and xenophobic ideologies.
08/09/2025ARCHIVED ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Book Club: Wildcat Dome by Yuko Tsushima
Wildcat Dome is a novel that examines postwar Japan through the intertwined lives of Mitch and Kazuo, mixed-race orphans born to Japanese mothers and American soldiers.
03/09/2025ARCHIVED ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Film Club: Sonatine directed by Takeshi Kitano
Join us for our film club in September when we will discuss Takeshi Kitano's critically acclaimed yakuza film, Sonatine
02/09/2025ARCHIVED Earth Sense: Artists' Talk with Hamish Fulton and Masako Yasuki
Join us for a special evening with artists Hamish Fulton and Masako Yasuki as they discuss their collaborative exhibition Earth Sense Part 2: Hamish Fulton | Masako Yasuki, opening at White Conduit Project on Saturday 16 August. This intimate conversation will explore the artists’ shared yet distinct approaches to landscape, walking, and the sensory experience of place.
02/09/2025ARCHIVED 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.
11/08/2025ARCHIVED IN-PERSON EVENT - The Japan Society Book Club: Finger Bone by Hiroki Takahashi
Set during the final stages of World War II, "Finger Bone" is a haunting portrayal of the psychological and physical toll of war.
06/08/2025ARCHIVED ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Film Club: Hiroshima directed by Hideo Sekigawa
To mark the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, our August film club will focus on Hiroshima (1953), Hideo Sekigawa’s powerful anti-war docudrama.
05/08/2025ARCHIVED 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.
04/08/2025ARCHIVED Atomic People: Memories of the Hibakusha on Screen
To mark the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on 6 and 9 August 1945, The Japan Society is delighted to host filmmaker Megumi Inman, co-director and producer of the documentary "Atomic People" (2024).









