08/05/2026ARCHIVED Inside the World of Shogi: An Evening with Japanese Chess Masters
To celebrate the first London edition of the Inter City Shogi Cup 2026, we are delighted to invite members and friends to an evening of in-conversation and reception hosted by Warwick Business School (WBS) at their London base in the iconic Shard building.
06/05/2026ARCHIVED ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Film Club: Seven Samurai directed by Akira Kurosawa
Join us for our May Film Club to explore Akira Kurosawa’s ground-breaking samurai epic, Seven Samurai, a powerful reflection on honour, survival, and community in medieval Japan.
05/05/2026ARCHIVED 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.
24/04/2026ARCHIVED Japan Macro Salon with Jesper and Bill
For the April edition, Jesper and Bill will be joined by Tatsuya Terazawa, Chairman and CEO of the Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ).
23/04/2026ARCHIVED Industrial Strategy 8: Defence Roundtable
Part of our series of roundtable discussions between UK ministers and Japanese companies and UK businesses in each of the 8 priority sectors of the Industrial Strategy, this event focuses on Defence with the Minister Luke Pollard MP, Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry as our special guest.
20/04/2026ARCHIVED Reimagining Shrinking Communities: Rural Agency and Sustainability in Japan’s SDGs Future Cities
In this lecture, Marco Reggiani will explores how rural communities designated as SDGs Future Cities are using global sustainability ideas to craft new narratives of revitalisation.
13/04/2026ARCHIVED IN-PERSON EVENT - The Japan Society Book Club: The Kobe Hotel - Memoirs by Sanki Saito
The Kobe Hotel: Memoirs recounts poet Sanki Saitō’s wartime exile in Kobe after he was censored by Japan’s Special Higher Police and lived in a run-down hotel alongside bar hostesses, drifters, and foreign residents.
09/04/2026ARCHIVED Samurai – Private View with Project Curator Joe Nickols (Members-only)
The Japan Society is pleased to invite members to an exclusive private view of Samurai, introduced by Project Curator Joe Nickols. This special event offers an opportunity to delve into the world of the samurai through remarkable artworks and artefacts spanning centuries of Japanese history.
07/04/2026ARCHIVED 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.
01/04/2026ARCHIVED ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Film Club: A Pale View of Hills directed by Kei Ishikawa
Join us for our April Film Club to explore Kei Ishikawa’s evocative 2025 drama A Pale View of Hills, a haunting reflection on memory and post‑war Japan.