Past Events

The Third Love follows a married woman who escapes into dreamlike lives set across different historical periods, experiencing love in new forms.

In our November film club, we will explore the satirical comedy directed by Yoshimitsu Morita, The Family Game (1983) which pokes fun at the stereotypical roles in a Japanese nuclear family.

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.

Join us for a lecture by professor, poet and biographer Robert Crawford exploring how haiku evolved from a distinctly Japanese poetic form into a global literary phenomenon, and why it continues to resonate with readers around the world today.

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.

Vanishing World imagines a near‑future society in which artificial reproduction replaces sexual relationships, reshaping ideas of love, family, and identity.

In the September Film Club, we will discuss Kazuhiro Soda’s political documentary Campaign (2007), an unvarnished portrait of a novice candidate navigating the rigid world of Japanese local elections.

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.

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.

For our Film Club in August, we invite you to explore Shinya Tsukamoto’s brutal and devastating war film, Fires on the Plain (2015), a haunting portrayal of Japanese soldiers wandering through the Philippines during the final days of WW2.