11/10/2025ARCHIVED Discover the World of Shogi – Japanese Chess Workshop (11 October)
The Japan Society is delighted to host a shogi workshop led by Yasushi Ishikawa, an expert instructor and certified certified Teaching Professional 4-dan. This is a wonderful opportunity to explore the captivating world of shogi, the traditional Japanese strategy board game often referred to as Japanese chess.
08/10/2025ARCHIVED Japan Macro Salon with Jesper and Bill
For the October edition of Macro Salon, Jesper and Bill will be joined by Leo Lewis, Tokyo bureau chief of the Financial Times. This timely conversation follows the 4 October LDP leadership race, which will determine Japan’s next prime minister.
07/10/2025ARCHIVED 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.
05/10/2025ARCHIVED Collar Cup Golf Match 2025
The annual golf match between The Japan Society and the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry is being held this year on Sunday 5 October at Winter Hill Golf Club. Twelve players from each organisation will compete for the Collar Cup, which was won in 2024 by The Japan Society.
01/10/2025ARCHIVED ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Film Club: The New God directed by Yutaka Tsuchiya
For our film club in October we will discuss The New God, a 1999 documentary by Yutaka Tsuchiya.
21/09/2025ARCHIVED Japan Matsuri 2025
JAPAN MATSURI, the UK’s much-loved and biggest annual festival of Japanese culture and food, will return to Trafalgar Square on Sunday 21 September 2025.
15/09/2025ARCHIVED The Rise of Far-Right Movements in 21st-Century Japan
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.
08/09/2025ARCHIVED ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Book Club: Wildcat Dome by Yuko Tsushima
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.
03/09/2025ARCHIVED ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Film Club: Sonatine directed by Takeshi Kitano
Join us for our film club in September when we will discuss Takeshi Kitano's critically acclaimed yakuza film, Sonatine
02/09/2025ARCHIVED 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.