The Japan Society

Upcoming Events

29/11/2025Crafting for the Festive Season: Japanese Woodblock Printing Workshop

29/11/2025

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.

02/12/2025Japanese Conversation Group

02/12/2025

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.

03/12/2025ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Film Club: Fish Story directed by Yoshihiro Nakamura

03/12/2025

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. 

08/12/2025IN-PERSON EVENT - The Japan Society Book Club: Mild Vertigo by Mieko Kanai

08/12/2025

Mild Vertigo is a quietly disorienting novel that captures the inner life of a Tokyo housewife caught in the stifling routines of domesticity.

11/12/2025The Japan Society Christmas Party 2025

11/12/2025

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, thanks to the kind support of our President, Ambassador Suzuki. We hope that many members will join us for this festive occasion to catch up with old friends and make new ones.

15/12/2025Eco-Political Film Histories: Land Cinema in Japan and beyond - with Becca Voelcker

15/12/2025

In this lecture, author Dr Becca Voelcker will discuss Japan's centrality in a genre she calls 'land cinema', offering examples ranging from downtown Tokyo to rural rice paddies in Yamagata which resonate with our own era of social and environmental crises.