11/08/2025ARCHIVED IN-PERSON EVENT - The Japan Society Book Club: Finger Bone by Hiroki Takahashi
Set during the final stages of World War II, "Finger Bone" is a haunting portrayal of the psychological and physical toll of war.
06/08/2025ARCHIVED ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Film Club: Hiroshima directed by Hideo Sekigawa
To mark the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, our August film club will focus on Hiroshima (1953), Hideo Sekigawa’s powerful anti-war docudrama.
05/08/2025ARCHIVED 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.
04/08/2025ARCHIVED Atomic People: Memories of the Hibakusha on Screen
To mark the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on 6 and 9 August 1945, The Japan Society is delighted to host filmmaker Megumi Inman, co-director and producer of the documentary "Atomic People" (2024).
23/07/2025ARCHIVED The Japan Society Annual General Meeting 2025ARCHIVED ジャパンソサエティ年次総会 2025
The Board values the opportunity to engage with members at the AGM, which is a key event for the Society and its members. We are delighted to be able to hold this year's AGM at the Embassy of Japan once again.
ジャパンソサエティ年次総会は、理事が会員の皆さまと直接交流できる貴重な機会であり、当協会および会員の皆さまにとっても非常に重要な行事です。本年も、例年同様に在英国日本国大使館を会場として、下記の通り開催いたしますので、ご案内申し上げます。
21/07/2025ARCHIVED Creating Possibilities for Encounter: The Kansai Art Scene
Drawing on ethnographic research with a network of contemporary art practitioners in the Kansai region of Japan, in this lecture anthropologist Iza Kavedžija explores how artists describe their creative work as shaped by encounters—with people, materials, objects, artworks, and elements of popular culture.
19/07/2025ARCHIVED Summer Calligraphy Workshop: Make Your Own Sensu - Folded Fan
With summer approaching, why not join our calligraphy workshop to make your own folding fan (sensu - 扇子) led by London-based calligrapher Yoko Takenami?
15/07/2025ARCHIVED Yoshitomo Nara Exhibition – Guided Tour
The Japan Society is delighted to invite members and their guests to a guided tour of Yoshitomo Nara at Hayward Gallery, the comprehensive exhibition of the globally celebrated artist for his powerful portraits with eyes that gaze back at the viewer, and his drawings that engage with daily experiences.
14/07/2025ARCHIVED ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Book Club: Voices of the Fallen Heroes by Yukio Mishima
Voices of the Fallen Heroes and Other Stories is a collection of short stories by Yukio Mishima, first published in Japanese in the 1960s and available in English for the first time in 2025
11/07/2025ARCHIVED Hiroshige: Artist of the Open Road – Private View with Curator Dr Alfred Haft (Non-members)
The Japan Society is pleased to invite a small group of members to an exclusive tour of the exhibition Hiroshige: artist of the open road with Lead Curator Dr Alfred Haft. This is the first exhibition on the celebrated Japanese artist Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858) to be held at the British Museum, and in London for more than a quarter of a century.