Past Events

The Japan Society is delighted to welcome Chihiro Yoshimura, an award-winning dancer of kamigata-mai, in partnership with Kayono-no-Kai, to explore the elegance and symbolism of Japanese dance.

Join us this December for a lively discussion of Fish Story (Yoshihiro Nakamura, 2009), a quirky and contemporary comedy that shows how a forgotten punk song might just save the world. 

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.

As the year winds down, why not welcome the new year with a personal touch? Join us for a unique opportunity to design your own New Year’s greeting card using the traditional art of Japanese woodblock printing.

The Japan Society is delighted to announce our second annual Cortazzi Lecture, which will be held in collaboration with Chatham House, with Dame Karen Pierce DCMG, UK Special Envoy to the Western Balkans and formerly British Ambassador to the USA and UK Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York.

The Japan Society is delighted to present MIC! PROJECTOR! ACTION!, a special evening of katsuben – the captivating Japanese art of live silent film narration – at the historic Regent Street Cinema, the birthplace of British cinema in the heart of London.

In this lecture Hugo Dobson (U. Sheffield), Karin Narita (U. Sheffield) and Caroline Rose (U. Leeds) will explore what Japanese prime ministers have done after stepping down and what influence they have continued to exert.

Join us for The Japan Society Annual Dinner 2025 at Members' Dining Room in the House of Commons. It is our pleasure to reconnect with our esteemed members for an evening of great food and conversation. 

The fourth event in our 'Women in Work' series is a female-only gathering featuring small-group discussions led by female leaders working in the Japanese context, focused on key and sensitive workplace topics.

Mina's Matchbox is a coming-of-age novel set in 1972 Japan. After her father's death, 12-year-old Tomoko moves from Tokyo to Ashiya to live with her aunt's affluent family.