The Japan Society

Past Events

The Japan Society runs more than 80 events per year providing opportunities for members and others interested in Japan to meet, learn and exchange ideas and experiences. Our archive of Past Events below shows events we have offered in previous months starting from 2020.

A list of events from previous years can be downloaded in pdf:
2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009

04/07/2022ARCHIVED HYBRID EVENT - Painting Modern Japan, with artist Carl Randall

04/07/2022

Join us for this talk, when Carl Randall will take us back to his time spent in Japan, sharing with us his experiences and what inspired him to take this journey, and the portraits that were created as a result. He will also give us a glimpse of some of the newer pieces he has painted since returning to the UK, inspired by his memories of Japan.

29/06/2022ARCHIVED NEW Bilingual Public Speaking ClubARCHIVED 新バイリンガル・パブリックスピーキングクラブ

29/06/2022

The club is open to anyone who would like to improve their skills at speaking in public in Japanese or English and to learn techniques and tricks to expand their communication and presentation abilities.

日本語もしくは英語でのパブリックスピーキングのスキルを伸ばしたい方であればどなたでも対象となり、コミュニケーションやプレゼンスキルを改善するための方法やコツを学ぶことができるイベントです。

28/06/2022ARCHIVED Japan Society Golf Tournament 2022ARCHIVED ジャパンソサエティ年次ゴルフトーナメント

28/06/2022

We are delighted to announce that The Japan Society’s Annual Golf Tournament, for the Asprey and Garrard Plate, will once again be held at Essendon Country Club. The format will be Stableford.

ジャパンソサエティ年次ゴルフトーナメントを、エッセンドン・カントリークラブにて開催いたします。対戦方式はステーブルフォールドです。

28/06/2022ARCHIVED Japan Macro Salon with Jesper and Bill

28/06/2022

We are delighted to inaugurate a new regular quarterly webinar in our series on business and current affairs, Japan Macro Salon with Jesper and Bill. Each quarter, our chairman Bill Emmott will team up with Jesper Koll, longtime Tokyo resident and one of the most keenly watched economists and investment strategists in that town, to discuss what's new in the Japanese economy, business, financial markets and more.

20/06/2022ARCHIVED ONLINE LECTURE - Touching the Unreachable: Writing and Skinship in Modern Japanese Literature

20/06/2022

What is the role of touching in modern Japanese literature? How have Japanese writers expressed the act of touching mediated through skin, objects, and memories? In this talk, Fusako Innami will explore the work of Japanese writers to analyse the desire for touch in modern Japanese fiction.

13/06/2022ARCHIVED IN-PERSON EVENT - Japan Society Book Club: Colorful. A Novel by Eto Mori

13/06/2022

A soul is given a second chance at life when it is passed on to the body of Makoto Kobayashi, a fourteen-year-old who had just committed suicide.

07/06/2022ARCHIVED Japanese Conversation Group

07/06/2022

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.

01/06/2022ARCHIVED ONLINE EVENT - Japan Society Film Club: 37 Seconds directed by Hikari

01/06/2022

Join us for our Film Club in June where we will discuss the refreshing and entertaining film '37 Seconds' directed by Hikari in 2019.

29/05/2022ARCHIVED Private Day Trip to Dojima Sake Brewery

29/05/2022

The Japan Society is delighted to invite guests to a special day at Dojima Sake Brewery in the stunning setting of Fordham Abbey estate. Guests will learn about the process of sake making whilst enjoying the historic atmosphere of Fordham Abbey and its beautiful Japanese garden.

16/05/2022ARCHIVED Fukushima Narratives. Textile and Papermaking Practice, Past, Present and Future

16/05/2022

In this lecture, visual artist and researcher Eleanor Burkett will pay tribute to this area’s traditional craft practice offering a rare glimpse into a textile collection, archive photographs and handmade paper from Fukushima.