Past Events

In this talk, social anthropologist, Dr. Jason Danely, will discuss the factors leading to the criminalization of older people in Japan, and what must be done to bring about alternatives to incarceration.

We are delighted to invite members of The Japan Society and their guests to this year’s Christmas Party held once again in the Ballroom of the Japanese Embassy, by courtesy of the Japanese Ambassador. We hope that many members will join us for this festive occasion and to catch up with friends.

In her mid-fifties, Mitsuki Katsura, a Japanese French-language instructor, faces a harrowing reality in Tokyo. Her husband's affair and caring for her demanding mother challenge her deeply.

In celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Godzilla franchise, we invite you to watch a double bill of this iconic monster, protagonist of the longest running film series in history.

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.

Since the early 2010s, Japan has been amidst a growth in media, scholarly, political and societal discourse surrounding sexual and gender minorities known as the LGBT Boom. This talk will examine the issues surrounding queerness that are discussed in contemporary Japan and how these are then represented in media texts.

On Monday 18 November we are delighted to welcome Lionel Barber, former editor of the Financial Times, to discuss the story behind the founder and CEO of SoftBank Masayoshi Son, with The Japan Society Chair, Bill Emmott.

Dr Ken Koyama, Chief Economist and Managing Director of Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ), will present an outline of the IEEJ’s flagship project on global energy demand and supply outlook until 2050. Professor Jonathan Stern of the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies will join the discussion as a commentator.

In a rocky cove in the bay of Hakata, the bodies of a young couple surface, seemingly victims of a lover's cyanide pact. To the police, it's an open-and-shut case, but...

Please join us at The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple for The Japan Society Annual Dinner 2024. We are pleased to be able to get together once more and look forward to catching up with members and their guests.