30/10/2025FREE Half-Term Event - Japanese Calligraphy Workshops for Young People (ages 13-18)
Join us this October half-term for a FREE shodo workshop to learn about the traditional Japanese art of calligraphy designed for young people ages 13-18!
30/10/2025FREE Half-term Calligraphy Workshop for Children ages 8-12
Join us this October half-term for a FREE shodo workshop to learn about the traditional Japanese art of calligraphy designed for children ages 8-12!
04/11/2025Japanese 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.
05/11/2025ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Film Club: Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters by Paul Schrader
To mark the 100th anniversary of Yukio Mishima’s birth, this November we’ll be discussing Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985), Paul Schrader’s bold and visually stunning portrait of the controversial Japanese author.
10/11/2025ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Book Club: Mina's Matchbox by Yoko Ogawa
Mina's Matchbox is a coming-of-age novel set in 1972 Japan. After her father's death, 12-year-old Tomoko moves from Tokyo to Ashiya to live with her aunt's affluent family.
11/11/2025Women in Work Series: Lessons from Female Leaders
The fourth event in our 'Women in Work' series is a female-only gathering featuring small-group discussions led by female leaders working in the Japanese context, focused on key and sensitive workplace topics.
14/11/2025The Japan Society Annual Dinner 2025 (Members only)
Join us for The Japan Society Annual Dinner 2025 at Members' Dining Room in the House of Commons. It is our pleasure to reconnect with our esteemed members for an evening of great food and conversation.
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.
20/11/2025MIC! PROJECTOR! ACTION! - Live Benshi Performance
The Japan Society is delighted to present MIC! PROJECTOR! ACTION!, a special evening of katsuben – the captivating Japanese art of live silent film narration – at the historic Regent Street Cinema, the birthplace of British cinema in the heart of London.
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.