12/06/2023ARCHIVED IN-PERSON EVENT - Japan Society Book Club: Japan Sinks by Sakyo Komatsu
After dropping anchor for the night near a small island to the south of Japan, a crew of fishermen awaken to find that the island has vanished without a trace. Winner of the Mystery Writers of Japan Award and the Seiun Award, this prescient 1973 science-fiction novel foreshadowed the consequences of the 1995 Osaka-Kobe earthquake and the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami.
07/06/2023ARCHIVED ONLINE EVENT - Japan Society Film Club: Sweet Bean directed by Naomi Kawase
Join us on 7 June when we will discuss Naomi Kawase's heartwarming drama Sweet Bean.
06/06/2023ARCHIVED 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.
31/05/2023ARCHIVED BPSC: Cultural Appreciation or Appropriation?ARCHIVED BPSC: 文化の尊重、それとも盗用？
Join us on Wednesday 31 May (held regularly on the last Wednesday of the month) for the next session in our long-running Bilingual Public Speaking Club (BPSC). The topic for March is “Cultural Appreciation or Appropriation?”. Technology, of course, has many innumerable benefits and we are increasingly dependent on it. Is AI a bright future or a menace to our society?
バイリンガル・パブリックスピーキングクラブ（ＢＰＳＣ）は、最終水曜日に定期的に開催しているイベントです。５月のトピックは、「文化の尊重、それとも盗用？」です。他の文化圏の文化の要素を流用することは、その文化との架け橋や理解を促すことにつながるでしょうか？
09/05/2023ARCHIVED ONLINE EVENT - Japan Society Book Club: The Woman in the Dunes by Kobo Abe
The story is set in 1955, when Jumpei Niki, a teacher from Tokyo, visits a fishing village to collect insects. After missing the last bus home, he is offered shelter in the village. However, he is prevented from leaving and his held captive by the villagers. Tasked with shovelling back the sand dunes threatening the village, his only company is a young woman.
03/05/2023ARCHIVED ONLINE EVENT - Japan Society Film Club: Late Spring directed by Yasujiro Ozu
Join us on 3 May when we will discuss Late Spring, One of the most powerful of Yasujiro Ozu's family portraits.
02/05/2023ARCHIVED 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.
24/04/2023ARCHIVED Japan – UK Symposium Celebrating the 150 years of Iwakura Mission
If you are involved in international trade, or wish to be, this is a must attend event. The gathering will, among other things, consider business opportunities between the UK, Japan and how partnering can open up opportunities in third countries.
06/04/2023ARCHIVED Japan Macro Salon with Jesper and Bill
Join us for the fourth in our regular quarterly webinar on business and current affairs, Japan Macro Salon with Jesper and Bill in which our chairman Bill Emmott teams up with Jesper Koll, longtime Tokyo resident and one of the most keenly watched economists and investment strategists in that town, to discuss what's new in the Japanese economy, business, financial markets and more.
05/04/2023ARCHIVED ONLINE EVENT - Japan Society Film Club: Your Name directed by Makoto Shinkai
Join us on 5 April to discuss the critically acclaimed and award winning anime Your Name directed by Makoto Shinkai.