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

13/07/2024ARCHIVED Private Tour - Edo Pop: Japanese Prints 1825–1895 & Hiroko Imada at Watts

13/07/2024

The Japan Society is delighted to invite members and friends to a guided tour of the exhibition Edo Pop: Japanese Prints 1825–1895 and Hiroko Imada at Watts with curator Dr Laura MacCulloch, and artist, Hiroko Imada.

08/07/2024ARCHIVED ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Book Club: The Restaurant of Love Regained by Ito Ogawa

08/07/2024

Shocked to find her flat emptied, Rinko's life takes a dramatic turn. Abandoned by her boyfriend, she returns to her estranged village and mother, reigniting past connections.

08/07/2024ARCHIVED Japan Macro Salon with Jesper and Bill

08/07/2024

Join us for the latest in our regular quarterly webinar on business and current affairs, Japan Macro Salon with Jesper and Bill. In this Salon, they will be joined by Mitsunobu Koshiba, Chairman of the Committee on Economic Security, Science & Technology, Keizai Doyukai

06/07/2024ARCHIVED Calligraphy Workshop: Summer Greetings

06/07/2024

The Japan Society is pleased to host a shochu mimai (summer greeting cards) workshop with calligrapher, Yoko Takenami. No experience is necessary.

03/07/2024ARCHIVED ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Film Club: Kamikaze Girls directed by Tetsuya Nakashima

03/07/2024

For our film club in July, we invite you to join our discussion on Kamikaze Girls, a quirky teenage comedy crafted by the imaginative Tetsuya Nakashima.

02/07/2024ARCHIVED Japanese Conversation Group

02/07/2024

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.

29/06/2024ARCHIVED The Japan Society Golf Tournament 2024ARCHIVED ジャパンソサエティ年次ゴルフトーナメント2024

29/06/2024

This year, The Japan Society Annual Golf Tournament, for the Asprey and Garrard Plate, will be held at Pine Ridge Golf Course. The format will be Stableford.

17/06/2024ARCHIVED A Comparison on Gender Representation in Higher Education and Economics in Japan and the UK

17/06/2024

In this lecture Dr Liliana Harding will focus on women’s under-representation in social sciences and economics and why such under-representation matters.

11/06/2024ARCHIVED The Contest for Japan's Economic Future: Richard Katz in Conversation with Bill Emmott

11/06/2024

The Japan Society is delighted to welcome the economist and journalist Richard Katz in an online conversation with Bill Emmott.

10/06/2024ARCHIVED IN-PERSON EVENT - The Japan Society Book Club: What You are Looking for is in the Library

10/06/2024

Sayuri Komachi is no ordinary librarian. Sensing exactly what someone is searching for in life, she provides just the book recommendation to help them find it.