20/10/2025HIV and AIDS in Japan: Labels, Bodies and Legacies - with Mark Pendleton
In this lecture, Mark Pendleton (U. Sheffield) will explore the historical and contemporary impacts of HIV and AIDS in Japan through several key moments and themes.
17/11/2025Former Prime Ministers in Japanese Politics: Power, Influence and the Role of Informal Politics
In this lecture Hugo Dobson (U. Sheffield), Karin Narita (U. Sheffield) and Caroline Rose (U. Leeds) will explore investigates what Japanese prime ministers have done after stepping down and what influence they have continued to exert.
26/11/2025The Sir Hugh Cortazzi Lecture: Security in a Changing World
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.