Past Events

Museum collections of Japanese ceramics in Britain include numerous utensils for whipped tea (matcha) and steeped tea (sencha) gatherings along with diverse vessels for daily and special occasions collected from Meiji Japan. Who collected them and why, and how did these objects obtain value in Britain around the turn of the twentieth century?

A diverse cross-section of Japan passes through the bar Lui, and the bartender tends to them all, with all their hopes and their fears. Underneath the black suits and the cosmetics, they're all people on the way to somewhere else in Tokyo's glittering boom era.

In this lecture, British Ambassador to Japan, Ms Julia Longbottom will share her views on the political, diplomatic and business situation in Japan at the end of her first year in post.

The Japanese Conversation Group provides a friendly and informal atmosphere for Japanese speakers of all nationalities to come together and speak Japanese.

Marking International Women’s Day 2022 with this #BreakTheBias event, we join the British Chamber of Commerce in Japan (BCCJ) to discuss the responses of organisations and communities against gender bias in Japan and beyond.

Following our successful sake tasting events in 2021, we are delighted to be partnering with the Japan Sake and Shochu Makers Association and Sake Samurai on two special shochu tasting masterclasses. This is an ideal opportunity for members who would like to know a bit more about the production of shochu, the different styles of the drink, and how to enjoy it at home.

For the Film Club in March we invite you to watch the eccentric film The Happiness of the Katakuris directed by Takashi Miike in 2001.

We are pleased to be taking part in Express Yourself 2022 - a celebration of languages and cultures in North East England and its connections with the world. Anyone is welcome to join in - register to get access to all the activity materials! 

The Education Team is delighted to announce FREE online taster language sessions for secondary school and sixth-form students. Have you been thinking about trying Japanese for a while? Come and learn the basics in our friendly online classroom!

For the first in an exciting new series of careers events planned in collaboration with the London Business School, we invite guests to join us for an in-person panel discussion, followed by an audience Q&A and networking session/drinks reception.