29/05/2022ARCHIVED Private Day Trip to Dojima Sake Brewery
The Japan Society is delighted to invite guests to a special day at Dojima Sake Brewery in the stunning setting of Fordham Abbey estate. Guests will learn about the process of sake making whilst enjoying the historic atmosphere of Fordham Abbey and its beautiful Japanese garden.
16/05/2022ARCHIVED Fukushima Narratives. Textile and Papermaking Practice, Past, Present and Future
In this lecture, visual artist and researcher Eleanor Burkett will pay tribute to this area’s traditional craft practice offering a rare glimpse into a textile collection, archive photographs and handmade paper from Fukushima.
11/05/2022ARCHIVED Courts & Culture: The British Royal Family and the Japan Society, 1902–1923 - with Rachel Peat
This lecture will explore the interactions of British Royal Family with Japanese art during the early twentieth century, placing them within the long history of the British Royal Family’s courtly and diplomatic engagement with Japan.
09/05/2022ARCHIVED ONLINE EVENT - Japan Society Book Club: How do you live? by Genzaburo Yoshino
How do you live? was first published in 1937. It follows the story of Copper, a fifteen-year-old boy struggling to deal with the inevitable change that came with his father’s death, and his uncle, who writes to him sharing knowledge and offering advice.
04/05/2022ARCHIVED ONLINE EVENT - Japan Society Film Club: Giants and Toys directed by Yasuzo Masumura
For our Film Club in May, we invite you to watch the post-war satire 'Giants and Toys' directed by Yasuzo Masumura in 1958.
03/05/2022ARCHIVED 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.
28/04/2022ARCHIVED The War in Ukraine: Where Next in the Military and Economic Battle with Russia?
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.
27/04/2022ARCHIVED HYBRID EVENT - Bilingual Public Speaking ClubARCHIVED バイリンガル・パブリックスピーキングクラブ
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。
20/04/2022ARCHIVED The Japan Society Careers Networking Series – Getting into Gaming
For the second in our exciting new series of careers events in collaboration with the Japan Club of London Business School, we invite guests to join us for an in-person panel discussion, followed by an audience Q&A and networking session/light refreshments.
11/04/2022ARCHIVED IN-PERSON EVENT - Japan Society Book Club: Earthlings by Sayaka Murata
Natsuki isn't like the other girls. Together with her cousin Yuu, she spends her summers in the wild Nagano mountains, hoping a spaceship will take her home.