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 months starting from 2020.

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

07/10/2024ARCHIVED Japan Macro Salon with Jesper and Bill

07/10/2024

Join us for the latest in our regular quarterly webinar on business and current affairs, Japan Macro Salon with Jesper and Bill.

06/10/2024ARCHIVED Japan Matsuri 2024

06/10/2024

Celebrate a day of Japanese food and culture at the Japan Matsuri in Trafalgar Square on Sunday 6 October!

02/10/2024ARCHIVED ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Film Club: Plan 75 directed by Chie Hayakawa

02/10/2024

Part of our series of events on ageing population, for our film club in October we invite you to watch and discuss the dystopian drama Plan 75 directed by Chie Hayakawa.

01/10/2024ARCHIVED Japanese Conversation Group

01/10/2024

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.

24/09/2024ARCHIVED The Inaugural Sir Hugh Cortazzi Lecture

24/09/2024

The Japan Society is delighted to announce our inaugural lecture in memory of our former chair (1985-1995), Sir Hugh Cortazzi GCMG (1924-2018).

11/09/2024ARCHIVED The Japan Society Annual General Meeting 2024ARCHIVED ジャパンソサエティ年次総会 2024

11/09/2024

The Board values the opportunity to engage with members at the AGM, which is a key event for the Society and its members. We are delighted to be able to hold this year's AGM at the Embassy of Japan once again.

10/09/2024ARCHIVED ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Book Club: Solo Dance by Li Kotomi

10/09/2024

In Tokyo, twenty-seven-year-old Cho Norieconceals her unconventional life amid corporate routines. While colleagues fret over the economy, marriage, and family, she guards her sexuality and a past violent upheaval.

09/09/2024ARCHIVED Creating the Mingei Film Archive Project: Craft, History and Preservation

09/09/2024

The Mingei Film Archive is an ongoing project to locate, restore and preserve films on the history of craftsmanship in Japan and beyond. For this lecture, filmmaker and potter Marty Gross will share with us how the Mingei Film Archive was created and developed showing films by Bernard Leach and other craftpeople in Japan.

04/09/2024ARCHIVED ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Film Club: Funeral Parade of Roses directed by Toshio Matsumoto

04/09/2024

Part of our series of events on LGTBQIA+ communities in Japan, for our film club in September we invite you to watch and discuss Funeral Parade of Roses, an experimental classic of queer cinema in Japan.

03/09/2024ARCHIVED Japanese Conversation Group

03/09/2024

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.