09/02/2026IN-PERSON EVENT - The Japan Society Book Club: The Essential Akutagawa
This new anthology offers the most comprehensive collection of Ryunosuke Akutagawa's work ever published in English. It features fresh translations of his most celebrated stories alongside many lesser-known and never-before-translated pieces.
12/02/2026Lecture by Julia Longbottom CMG, British Ambassador to Japan
We are delighted to welcome the British Ambassador to Japan, Julia Longbottom CMG, to address The Japan Society members once again.
13/02/2026Special Film Club: Tea & Screening with Director Kasho Iizuka co-organised with the Japan Foundation
The Japan Society is delighted to offer a small group of members a unique opportunity to join director Kasho Iizuka for a conversation over cream tea ahead of the screening of his film Blue Boy Trial (2025) at the Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme in London.
15/02/2026Half-Term Japanese Sweets (Wagashi) Making Workshop for Children and Young People
Join The Japan Society this half-term and learn how to make delicious traditional Japanese sweets, known as wagashi, in this workshop for for children and young people!
16/02/2026Human Rights in Japan: Why Does Change Lag Behind? - with Sanae Fujita
In this lecture, Sanae Fujita will examine the factors that have shaped Japan’s contemporary human rights landscape and the absence of effective institutional and educational frameworks to promote human rights awareness in Japanese society.
20/02/2026Half-Term Japanese Ikebana Workshop for Young People (Ages 12 to 19)
Join The Japan Society this half-term to discover traditional art of Japanese flower arrangement known as ikebana in this FREE workshop for young people ages 12 to 19.
03/03/2026Japanese 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.
04/03/2026ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Film Club: Typhoon Club directed by Shinji Somai
Join us for our Film Club March to discuss Shinji Somai’s beloved cult film Typhoon Club (1985).
09/03/2026ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Book Club: Spring Castle by Michiko Ishimure
Spring Castle is the epic story of Japan's bloody Shimabara Rebellion, told through the eyes of the peasants and former samurai who rose up their oppressors with extraordinary bravery.
07/04/2026Japanese 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.