24/02/2022ARCHIVED Looking Ahead: Japan and the World in 2022
With 2022 now up and running, we join the British Chamber of Commerce in Japan (BCCJ) and International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) to cast our eyes over what the Year of the Tiger might have in store...
23/02/2022ARCHIVED IN-PERSON EVENT - Bilingual Public Speaking ClubARCHIVED バイリンガル・パブリックスピーキングクラブ
The club is open to anyone who would like to improve their skills at speaking 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。
19/02/2022ARCHIVED ONLINE LECTURE - Gender and Voting Preferences in Japan and Britain, with Gill Steel
In this lecture, Gill Steel will examine the importance of gender in understanding and explaining voting behaviour in Japan and Britain. Analysing decades of voting preferences, values, and policy preferences, she will explore the differences in women's and men's voting preferences.
17/02/2022ARCHIVED Half-Term Haiku Workshop for Children
Inspire children this half term with a creative haiku workshop; come along to the Japan Society’s in-person session led by internationally acclaimed poet, Paul Conneally!
17/02/2022ARCHIVED Haiku at the Pub - with poet Paul Conneally
Are you a haiku lover? Do you read or write haiku regularly and would like to learn more about 'How to Haiku'? Please join us at the Parcel Yard pub on Thursday 17 February to talk, read and even write haiku with internationally acclaimed poet, Paul Conneally.
15/02/2022ARCHIVED Issues at Home and Abroad – Japan’s Agenda for 2022: A Conversation with Noriyuki Shikata
To consider what might be in store for Japan in 2022, Japan Society Chair, Bill Emmott, is joined by Noriyuki Shikata, who was appointed Cabinet Secretary for Public Affairs when Prime Minister Kishida took office in October 2021.
14/02/2022ARCHIVED IN-PERSON EVENT - Japan Society Book Club: Things Remembered and Things Forgotten by Kyoko Nakajima
Things Remembered and Things Forgotten aims to shine light on the undertones of wartime devastation affecting Tokyo even to this day.
05/02/2022ARCHIVED Japan Society New Year Celebration Lunch at Pantechnicon with Guest Chef Tim Anderson
Celebrate the start of 2022 with a five-course vegan Japanese lunch prepared by chef and cookery book writer Tim Anderson exclusively for Japan Society members and friends. Dishes will be prepared based on recipes from Your Home Izakaya and Vegan Japaneasy, two of Tim’s five books about Japanese food. This will be the perfect occasion to catch up with your friends,family and fellow Japan Society members over lunch, served Izakaya style.
02/02/2022ARCHIVED ONLINE EVENT - Japan Society Film Club: Onibaba directed by Kaneto Shindo
Join us for our Film Club in February where we will discuss the stylish horror period drama Onibaba directed by Kaneto Shindo in 1964.
01/02/2022ARCHIVED 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.