04/12/2024ARCHIVED ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Film Club: Godzilla Anniversary Special
In celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Godzilla franchise, we invite you to watch a double bill of this iconic monster, protagonist of the longest running film series in history.
03/12/2024ARCHIVED 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.
25/11/2024ARCHIVED The LGBT Boom: Queerness in the Japanese Media since 2010
Since the early 2010s, Japan has been amidst a growth in media, scholarly, political and societal discourse surrounding sexual and gender minorities known as the LGBT Boom. This talk will examine the issues surrounding queerness that are discussed in contemporary Japan and how these are then represented in media texts.
18/11/2024ARCHIVED The Story of Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son: Lionel Barber in Conversation with Bill Emmott
On Monday 18 November we are delighted to welcome Lionel Barber, former editor of the Financial Times, to discuss the story behind the founder and CEO of SoftBank Masayoshi Son, with The Japan Society Chair, Bill Emmott.
13/11/2024ARCHIVED IEEJ Outlook 2025 - How to Address the Uncertainties Surrounding the Energy Transition
Dr Ken Koyama, Chief Economist and Managing Director of Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ), will present an outline of the IEEJ’s flagship project on global energy demand and supply outlook until 2050. Professor Jonathan Stern of the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies will join the discussion as a commentator.
12/11/2024ARCHIVED ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Book Club: Tokyo Express by Seicho Matsumoto
In a rocky cove in the bay of Hakata, the bodies of a young couple surface, seemingly victims of a lover's cyanide pact. To the police, it's an open-and-shut case, but...
11/11/2024ARCHIVED The Japan Society Annual Dinner 2024
Please join us at The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple for The Japan Society Annual Dinner 2024. We are pleased to be able to get together once more and look forward to catching up with members and their guests.
10/11/2024ARCHIVED Woodblock Printing Workshop with Hiroko Imada (10 November)
The Japan Society is pleased to present a Japanese woodblock printing workshop led by London-based artist, Hiroko Imada.
09/11/2024ARCHIVED Woodblock Printing Workshop with Hiroko Imada (9 November)
The Japan Society is pleased to present a Japanese woodblock printing workshop led by London-based artist, Hiroko Imada.
08/11/2024ARCHIVED 400 Year Tradition of Takaoka Lacquerware in Toyama
The Japan Society is delighted to welcome Takeshi Musashigawa, fourth-generation head of Musashigawa Kobo, Toyama, to discuss his artisanal practice with Masami Yamada, a Curator in the Victoria and Albert Museum’s Asia Department. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about Takaoka lacquerware and watch a demonstration of the mother-of-pearl inlay technique (raden).