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See photos from our series of kakizome workshops, held on Saturday 11 January, with Yoko Takenami.

We are excited to unveil our plans for 2025, featuring a dynamic array of events spanning business, arts and culture, contemporary issues, and special occasions.

In October, November and December 2024, we featured an engaging line-up, exploring topics such as key female figures in Japanese history, sexuality and gender in the Japanese media during the LGBT Boom, and the criminalisation of older people in Japan.

See photos from The Japan Society Christmas Party 2024.

Explore photos and highlights from our conversation with Lionel Barber, former editor of the Financial Times, on his book "Gambling Man: The Secret Story of the World's Greatest Disruptor, Masayoshi Son".

On Monday 11 November 2024, we welcomed members and guests to The Japan Society Annual Dinner held in the grand surroundings of the The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple. See photos from a wonderful evening of food and conversation.

See photos from the November sessions of Hiroko Imada's popular woodblock printing workshops

On 5 November 2024, we held our highly anticipated annual Sixth Form Japan Day at Birkbeck, University of London, and it was a great success!

On Friday 8 November, we hosted a discussion with Takeshi Musashigawa, the fourth-generation head of Musashigawa Kobo, and Masami Yamada, Curator at the Victoria and Albert Museum, at The Swedenborg Society.

See photos from this special event with Lord Mandelson, guest of honour at The Japan Society and the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the UK’s joint lunch in October.