Japan Society Chairman's Blog (6)
Whenever I visit a city abroad, whether for work or for pleasure, I look out for smaller, less well-known museums and galleries to drop into. I think this habit began 40 years ago.
Webinar Video - The Political Repercussions of the Pandemic with Tsutomu Ishiai and John Peet
Watch the video of the fourth in our Webinar Series in which Japan Society chairman, Bill Emmott, was joined in discussion by Tsutomu Ishiai, Deputy Managing Editor, Asahi Shimbun and John Peet, Political and Brexit Editor, The Economist.
Japan Society Chairman's Blog (5)
This week took my thoughts back five centuries but also just five months. Last November I participated in a conference about “Japan’s future and role in the world” at Ditchley Park, in Oxfordshire.
Webinar Video - COVID-19: The Political Economy of the Pandemic with Robert Feldman and Robert Ward
Watch the video of the third event in our Webinar Series in which Japan Society chairman, Bill Emmott, was joined in discussion by Robert Alan Feldman(Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities) and Robert Ward (IISS) .
Japan Society Chairman's Blog (4)
On this April 23rd, no doubt because of staying at home and staring at Twitter, St George’s Day seemed to loom a little larger. Sir Patrick Stewart even devoted his reading of Sonnet 37 to St George's Day.
Japan Society Chairman's Blog (3)
One of the surprising but also cheering aspects of this strange and difficult period has been how readily we can all be connected with one another, despite spending most of our time at home.
Webinar Video - Governments, COVID-19 and the Public Response in the UK and Japan
Watch the video of the first event in our Webinar Series in which Japan Society chairman, Bill Emmott, was joined in discussion by two former Ambassadors to the UK and Japan, Koji Tsuruoka and David Warren.
Japan Society Chairman's Blog (2)
This covid-19 crisis has taken us all by surprise, in its dimensions as a pandemic and as an extraordinary global economic shock.
Japan Society Chairman's Blog (1)
This is the first of what will be a regular “Chairman’s Blog” by Bill Emmott for Japan Society members and supporters.
COVID-19 Update新型コロナウイルス感染症について
In line with the UK government guidance, and as part of our commitment to the safety of our members, audiences and staff, the Japan Society has postponed all face to face events until further notice.
英国政府のガイダンスに従い、会員の皆様、イベントへ参加される一般の方々、職員の安全を第一に考え、当協会では、予定していたすべてのイベントの開催を見送ることといたしました。