The Japan Society

Past Events

The Japan Society runs more than 80 events per year providing opportunities for members and others interested in Japan to meet, learn and exchange ideas and experiences. Our archive of Past Events below shows events we have offered in previous years starting from 2020.

A list of Past Events from 2009 can be downloaded in pdf:
2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009

10/03/2025ARCHIVED ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Book Club: Scattered All Over the Earth by Yoko Tawada

10/03/2025

"Scattered All Over the Earth" centers on an unnamed narrator navigating a fragmented world, where communication barriers and shifting borders create a sense of dislocation.

04/03/2025ARCHIVED Japanese Conversation Group

04/03/2025

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.

18/02/2025ARCHIVED ONLINE LECTURE - Home for All: Sanctuaries for Post-disaster Community Rebuilding

18/02/2025

The Japan Society is delighted to host a zoom lecture by Mark Dytham MBE and Yuko Yoshikawa from Klein Dytham architecture (KDa) to discuss the Home for All (HFA) project and the challenges faced in Noto one year after the earthquake.

16/02/2025ARCHIVED Special Film Club: Tea & Screening with Director Akihiro Toda in partnership with Japan Foundation

16/02/2025

The Japan Society is delighted to offer a small group of members a unique opportunity to join director Akihiro Toda for a conversation over cream tea ahead of the screening of his film Ichiko (2023) at the Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme in London.

04/02/2025ARCHIVED Japanese Conversation Group

04/02/2025

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.

14/01/2025ARCHIVED Japanese Conversation Group

14/01/2025

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.

08/01/2025ARCHIVED ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Film Club: Under the Open Sky directed by Miwa Nishikawa

08/01/2025

Opening our film club in 2025, we invite you to watch and discuss the critically acclaimed film Under the Open Sky (2021) directed by Miwa Nishikawa.