The Japan Society

Upcoming Events

13/10/2024Collar Cup Golf Match 2024

13/10/2024

The annual golf match between The Japan Society and The Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry is being held this year on Sunday 13 October at Brocket Hall. Twelve players from each organisation will compete for the Collar Cup, which was won in 2023 by JCCI.

14/10/2024IN-PERSON EVENT - The Japan Society Book Club: Places by Jakucho Setouchi

14/10/2024

In this captivating blend of autobiography and fiction, writer, translator, feminist, peace activist and Buddhist nun Jakucho Setouchi vividly reminisces on her past, reliving scenes with near-photographic precision.

14/10/2024JCCI Joint Lunch with Lord Mandelson

14/10/2024

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 The Rt Hon. the Lord Mandelson.

21/10/2024Court Ladies, Women Warriors and Courtesans. A Hidden History of Japan

21/10/2024

In this lecture, author Lesley Downer will explore key female figures in Japanese History, starting with Himiko the shaman queen and the powerful empresses of early Japanese history.

05/11/2024Japanese Conversation Group

05/11/2024

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.

05/11/2024Sixth Form Japan Day 2024: Explore Japan at University and Beyond

05/11/2024

New programme! Our Sixth Form Japan Day is back with a focus on Japanese Studies at university and opportunities after.

06/11/2024ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Film Club: A Fugitive from the Past directed by Tomu Uchida

06/11/2024

Join us in November for our film club discussion of the masteful crime drama 'A Fugitive from the Past' (1965) directed by Tomu Uchida.

11/11/2024The Japan Society Annual Dinner 2024

11/11/2024

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.

12/11/2024ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Book Club: Tokyo Express by Seicho Matsumoto

12/11/2024

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...

03/12/2024Japanese Conversation Group

03/12/2024

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.