01/12/2026Japanese 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.
14/12/2026IN-PERSON EVENT - The Japan Society Book Club: Troubled Waters by Ichiyo Higuchi
Troubled Waters is a collection of five stories depicting everyday lives on the margins of Meiji‑era Tokyo with lyrical restraint.
16/02/2026ARCHIVED Human Rights in Japan: Why Does Change Lag Behind? - with Sanae Fujita
In this lecture, Sanae Fujita will examine the factors that have shaped Japan’s contemporary human rights landscape and the absence of effective institutional and educational frameworks to promote human rights awareness in Japanese society.
15/02/2026ARCHIVED Half-Term Japanese Sweets (Wagashi) Making Workshop for Children and Young People
Join The Japan Society this half-term and learn how to make delicious traditional Japanese sweets, known as wagashi, in this workshop for for children and young people!
13/02/2026ARCHIVED Special Film Club: Tea & Screening with Director Kasho Iizuka co-organised with the Japan Foundation
The Japan Society is delighted to offer a small group of members a unique opportunity to join director Kasho Iizuka for a conversation over cream tea ahead of the screening of his film Blue Boy Trial (2025) at the Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme in London.
12/02/2026ARCHIVED Lecture by Julia Longbottom CMG, British Ambassador to Japan
We are delighted to welcome the British Ambassador to Japan, Julia Longbottom CMG, to address The Japan Society members once again.
09/02/2026ARCHIVED IN-PERSON EVENT - The Japan Society Book Club: The Essential Akutagawa
This new anthology offers the most comprehensive collection of Ryunosuke Akutagawa's work ever published in English. It features fresh translations of his most celebrated stories alongside many lesser-known and never-before-translated pieces.
03/02/2026ARCHIVED 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.
31/01/2026ARCHIVED New Year’s Calligraphy Workshop: Celebrating the Year of the Horse
Suitable even for complete beginners, in this workshop you will learn how Japanese characters were developed, discover different styles of writing, and be guided in the techniques for writing Japanese with a brush.
19/01/2026ARCHIVED Japan, Britain, and the Globalisation of the Samurai - with Oleg Benesch
In this lecture Oleg Benesch will explore how Britain and Japan became close allies in the early twentieth century, celebrating one another’s Middle Ages and leading to the globalisation of the idealised samurai image that has such an iconic status today.