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14/09/2026ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Book Club: Vanishing World by Sayaka Murata

14/09/2026

Vanishing World imagines a near‑future society in which artificial reproduction replaces sexual relationships, reshaping ideas of love, family, and identity.

06/10/2026Japanese Conversation Group

06/10/2026

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.

12/10/2026IN-PERSON EVENT - The Japan Society Book Club: The Traitor by Kobo Abe

12/10/2026

The Traitor offers a bleak meditation on betrayal, power, and moral uncertainty, revealing how individuals are compromised by political control and pervasive fear.

03/11/2026Japanese Conversation Group

03/11/2026

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.

09/11/2026ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Book Club: The Third Love by Hiromi Kawakami

09/11/2026

The Third Love follows a married woman who escapes into dreamlike lives set across different historical periods, experiencing love in new forms.

01/12/2026Japanese Conversation Group

01/12/2026

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

14/12/2026

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

21/03/2026ARCHIVED FREE Manga Drawing Workshop for 12-18s at Manchester Central Library

21/03/2026

Join The Japan Society at Manchester Central Library for a FREE fun and hands-on manga drawing workshop led by professional artist Inko, for young people ages 12-18!

16/03/2026ARCHIVED Reconsidering the Samurai - with Rosina Buckland

16/03/2026

In this lecture, Rosina Buckland, Head of the Japanese Section at the British Museum, will explain the thinking behind the British Museum exhibition on the iconic global figure of the samurai.

09/03/2026ARCHIVED ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Book Club: Spring Castle by Michiko Ishimure

09/03/2026

Spring Castle is the epic story of Japan's bloody Shimabara Rebellion, told through the eyes of the peasants and former samurai who rose up their oppressors with extraordinary bravery.