18/02/2025ARCHIVED ONLINE LECTURE - Home for All: Sanctuaries for Post-disaster Community Rebuilding
The Japan Society is delighted to host a zoom lecture by Mark Dytham MBE and Yuko Yoshikawa from Klein Dytham architecture (KDa) to discuss the Home for All (HFA) project and the challenges faced in Noto one year after the earthquake.
17/02/2025ARCHIVED Defining Japanese Fashion: From Meisen Kimono to Issey Miyake
In this talk, Professor Hiroshi Narumi will explore the evolution of fashion in Japan during its modernisation in the 20th century through key trends such as the Taisho-era Meisen kimono and post-war youth fashion.
16/02/2025ARCHIVED Special Film Club: Tea & Screening with Director Akihiro Toda in partnership with Japan Foundation
The Japan Society is delighted to offer a small group of members a unique opportunity to join director Akihiro Toda for a conversation over cream tea ahead of the screening of his film Ichiko (2023) at the Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme in London.
10/02/2025ARCHIVED IN-PERSON EVENT - The Japan Society Book Club: And Then by Soseki Natsume
This novel explores existential despair and societal disconnection in Meiji-era Japan through Daisuke, a man grappling with love, morality, and the impact of modernisation.
04/02/2025ARCHIVED 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.
20/01/2025ARCHIVED Is a Picture Worth a Thousand Words? Ehon Collection at the National Museums Scotland
Ehon (woodblock-printed illustrated books) were hugely popular during the 17th-19th centuries, and they played an important role in Japanese culture and society. In this talk, Dr Louise Boyd will discuss the history of ehon and why acquiring them is beneficial for the National Museums of Scotland, its audiences and her own research.
14/01/2025ARCHIVED 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.
13/01/2025ARCHIVED ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Book Club: Eclipse by Keiichiro Hirano
Set in late 15th-century Europe, Eclipse follows a young Dominican friar traveling from Paris to Florence in search of pre-Christian manuscripts.
11/01/2025ARCHIVED New Year’s Calligraphy Workshop: Celebrating the Year of the Snake
Suitable even for complete beginners, in this workshop you will learn how Japanese characters were developed, discover different styles of writing, and be guided in the techniques for writing Japanese with a brush.
09/01/2025ARCHIVED Japan Macro Salon with Jesper and Bill
For the first Macro Salon of 2025, Jesper and Bill will be joined by Professor Ken Jimbo, a specialist on Japan's foreign and defence policy.