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England Rugby meets Japan in an exciting Nations Championship pool clash. In collaboration with England Rugby Football Union (RFU) we are offering five pairs of free tickets to members of The Japan Society. Enter the ballot and celebrate this historic moment in England-Japan rugby.

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.

Troubled Waters is a collection of five stories depicting everyday lives on the margins of Meiji‑era Tokyo with lyrical restraint.

In the September Film Club, we will discuss Kazuhiro Soda’s political documentary Campaign (2007), an unvarnished portrait of a novice candidate navigating the rigid world of Japanese local elections.

The Japan Society is delighted to invite members to a guided tour of Japanese Women Photographers: From 1950s to Now, a landmark exhibition at The Photographers’ Gallery reframing the history of Japanese photography through the voices and lenses of women artists.

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 this event, Justin McCurry, Japan and Korea correspondent for The Guardian, in conversation with Jim McCafferty, Director of bicycle manufacturer Reynolds Technology, will explore the fascinating history of keirin track cycling, from elite racing to its unique place in Japanese society.

The Japan Society is delighted to invite members to a guided tour of NIGO: From Japan with Love the largest survey to date of the internationally renowned artist.

Grave of the Fireflies is a stark and devastating account of two siblings struggling to survive in Japan during the final months of the Second World War.

For our Film Club in August, we invite you to explore Shinya Tsukamoto’s brutal and devastating war film, Fires on the Plain (2015), a haunting portrayal of Japanese soldiers wandering through the Philippines during the final days of WW2.