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

30/11/2022ARCHIVED The Future of Corporate Alliances between Japan and Europe, with Jean Barthélemy and Philippe Riès

30/11/2022

Four years since the arrest in Tokyo of Carlos Ghosn, then chairman of Nissan, Renault and Mitsubishi Motors, Bill Emmott is joined by  Jean Barthélemy and  Philippe Riès to consider the repercussions of this extraordinary event and particularly how attitudes to cross border corporate alliances have changed.

11/11/2022ARCHIVED Japan Summit 2022

11/11/2022

We are delighted to announce that the Japan Society is collaborating with London Business School Japan Club to host a Japan Summit 2022 on Friday 11 November. An all-in-one conference and networking event, panelled by Japanese business and industry experts in Innovation and Sustainability, this is an excellent opportunity for Society membersto meet and engage with senior executives of major Japanese companies, as well as, leading academics in the field of business.

26/10/2022ARCHIVED Bilingual Public Speaking ClubARCHIVED バイリンガル・パブリックスピーキングクラブ

26/10/2022

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。

28/09/2022ARCHIVED Bilingual Public Speaking ClubARCHIVED バイリンガル・パブリックスピーキングクラブ

28/09/2022

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。

27/09/2022ARCHIVED Japan Macro Salon with Jesper and Bill

27/09/2022

Join us for the second in our new regular quarterly webinar on business and current affairs, Japan Macro Salon with Jesper and Bill in which our chairman Bill Emmott teams 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.

12/09/2022ARCHIVED Taiwan tensions – implications for China, the US, Japan and Europe

12/09/2022

As tensions increase around the island of Taiwan, Japan Society chair Bill Emmott is joined by two experts who have long watched the ebb and flow of politics and diplomatic relations in the region: Yasuhiro Matsuda, professor at the University of Tokyo’s  Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia and Meia Nouwens, Senior Fellow for Chinese Defence Policy and Military Modernisation at the International Institute for Strategic Studies.

27/07/2022ARCHIVED Bilingual Public Speaking ClubARCHIVED バイリンガル・パブリックスピーキングクラブ

27/07/2022

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。

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 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.

28/04/2022ARCHIVED The War in Ukraine: Where Next in the Military and Economic Battle with Russia?

28/04/2022

Sir Laurie Bristow, British Ambassador to Russia from 2016 -2020, and Tadashi Maeda, Governor of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation, join Bill Emmott to discuss the war in Ukraine.