Past Events

For this event, Justin McCurry, Japan and Korea correspondent for The Guardian, in conversation with Jim McCafferty, Director of bicycle manufacturer Reynolds Technology, will explore the fascinating history of keirin track cycling, from elite racing to its unique place in Japanese society.

In this richly illustrated talk, author and journalist Manami Okazaki will explore the world of Japanese tattooing—one of the most striking, symbolically layered, and misunderstood art traditions.

In this lecture, Nandini Das will explore the historical figure of William Adams in relation to early modern anxieties about loyalty, identity and new new forms of belonging.

In this talk, Andrea Carlson of Kominka Collective will explore Japan’s built cultural heritage and the growing challenges facing kominka, kura (storehouses), temples, shrines, and other historic wooden structures.

We are delighted to welcome Mr Hiromi Yamaji, Group CEO of Japan Exchange Group, to share with members of The Japan Society his assessment of the state of the Japanese economy and the challenges it faces.

Join us for a lecture on the role that visual art played in relation to countercultural movements in Japan from the turbulent 1960s to the present day.

In this lecture, Laura Abbott will compare the lived realities of pregnancy, birth and maternal-newborn separation in UK and Japanese prisons.

In this lecture, Marco Reggiani will explores how rural communities designated as SDGs Future Cities are using global sustainability ideas to craft new narratives of revitalisation.

In this lecture, Rosina Buckland, Head of the Japanese Section at the British Museum, will explain the thinking behind the British Museum exhibition on the iconic global figure of the samurai.

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.