13/07/2026ARCHIVED ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Book Club: Set My Heart on Fire by Izumi Suzuki
Through stark, fragmented narratives, Set My Heart on Fire portrays women navigating unstable relationships and emotional isolation in postwar Japan.
13/07/2026ARCHIVED David Taylor MP: My priorities as the UK's Trade Envoy to Japan
The guest of honour at The Japan Society and the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the UK’s next joint lunch will be David Taylor MP, Trade Envoy to Japan and Treasurer of British-Japanese All-Party Parliamentary Group
07/07/2026ARCHIVED 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.
06/07/2026ARCHIVED Preservation as Continuity: Protecting Japanese Built Cultural Heritage
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.
06/07/2026ARCHIVED Japan Macro Salon with Jesper and Bill
For this July edition of Macro Salon, Jesper and Bill will be joined by venture capitalist James Riney, Founder and CEO of Coral Capital. The discussion will focus on Japan’s fast-evolving AI start-up ecosystem, trends in venture investment, and the opportunities and challenges shaping innovation in Japan and beyond.
01/07/2026ARCHIVED ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Film Club: Summer Wars directed by Mamoru Hosoda
Join us for our July Film Club to dive into the imaginative animated movie, Summer Wars, directed by Mamoru Hosoda in 2009, which explores friendship, family and the digital world, set against the backdrop of a virtual crisis that blurs the line between reality and cyberspace.
28/06/2026ARCHIVED Haiku Walk at the Japanese Summer Festival - Matsuri 2026
Join our outdoor poetry workshop with internationally acclaimed poet, Paul Conneally, and discover the art of haiku at the Japanese Summer Festival in Sefton Park.
24/06/2026ARCHIVED Addressing the Challenges for the Japanese Economy: Hiromi Yamaji in conversation with Greg Clark
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.
15/06/2026ARCHIVED Exploring Visual Counterculture in Japan - with Marco Bohr
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.
08/06/2026ARCHIVED IN-PERSON EVENT - The Japan Society Book Club: Sisters in Yellow by Mieko Kawakami
In Sisters in Yellow, Hana, now in her forties, reflects on her youth in Tokyo’s “Yellow House” during the 1990s.