The Japan Society

Upcoming Events

01/03/2024The Japan Society Activities with Express Yourself 2024

01/03/2024

We are pleased to be taking part in Express Yourself 2024 - an online event celebrating languages and cultures in North East England and its connections with the world.

02/04/2024Japanese Conversation Group

02/04/2024

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.

03/04/2024ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Film Club: Forever a Woman directed by Kinuyo Tanaka

03/04/2024

For our film club in April we invite you to watch Forever a Woman, a touching woman's film directed by star Kinuyo Tanaka.

08/04/2024IN-PERSON EVENT - The Japan Society Book Club: Honeybees and Distant Thunder by Riku Onda

08/04/2024

In a small coastal town close to Tokyo, a prestigious piano competition is underway. Over the course of two weeks, three friends will experience some of the most joyous - and painful - moments of their lives.

15/04/2024Women's Liberation Movement, Disability Activism and Reproductive Justice in Japan (1970-1996)

15/04/2024

This talk analyses the development of disabled women's activism for reproductive justice through the life and work of former ūman ribu activist Tomoko Yonezu and her encounters with the disability movement.

15/04/2024Japan Macro Salon with Jesper and Bill

15/04/2024

Join us for the latest in our regular quarterly webinar on business and current affairs, Japan Macro Salon with Jesper and Bill. ciety Japan. In this Salon, they will be joined by Yoko Iwama, Professor of National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) and director of Security and Strategy Program (SSP) at GRIPS.

25/04/2024Un/Masked: Gallery Talk with Naoto Yoshida

25/04/2024

The Japan Society is delighted to invite members and friends to a gallery talk by documentary photographer and journalist Naoto Yoshida, whose first UK exhibition, Un/Masked is currently on show at the Aperture Gallery.

01/05/2024ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Film Club: Evil Does Not Exist directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi

01/05/2024

Join us online to discuss Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s enigmatic ecological drama Evil Does Not Exist (2023).

07/05/2024Japanese Conversation Group

07/05/2024

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.

13/05/2024ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Book Club: Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa

13/05/2024

When Takako's boyfriend announces his impending marriage with someone else, she reluctantly moves into her uncle Satoru's quaint space just above his enchanting Morisaki bookshop in Jimbocho, Tokyo.