Past Events

Join us this December for a lively discussion of Fish Story (Yoshihiro Nakamura, 2009), a quirky and contemporary comedy that shows how a forgotten punk song might just save the world. 

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.

As the year winds down, why not welcome the new year with a personal touch? Join us for a unique opportunity to design your own New Year’s greeting card using the traditional art of Japanese woodblock printing.

In this lecture Hugo Dobson (U. Sheffield), Karin Narita (U. Sheffield) and Caroline Rose (U. Leeds) will explore what Japanese prime ministers have done after stepping down and what influence they have continued to exert.

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.

In this lecture, Mark Pendleton (U. Sheffield) will explore the historical and contemporary impacts of HIV and AIDS in Japan through several key moments and themes.

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.

For our film club in October we will discuss The New God, a 1999 documentary by Yutaka Tsuchiya.

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.

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.