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Japan Society Webinar Series 2021

Since April 2020 our series of webinars has explored different aspects of social, political and economic news, business issues and Anglo-Japanese relations. The webinar series continues with new topics and experts sharing their views from different places around the world.

Watch the video recordings of our webinars in 2021

Keeping Ourselves Safe in Cyberspace with Mihoko Matsubara and Marcus Willett

2 December 2021 - More information - Watch the video & Read the report


The UK-Japan Relationship amid a Troubled World: a Conversation with Ambassador Hayashi

17 November 2021 - More information - Watch the video & Read the report


The AUKUS Security Pact and its Implications, with Kiichi Fujiwara and Alessio Patalano

3 November 2021 - More information - Watch the video & Read the report


Delivering on Climate Targets in Japan and the UK, with Kimiko Hirata and Chris Huhne

20 October 2021 - More information - Watch the video


And Now What? The Countdown to Japan’s General Election

30 September 2021 - More information


After Tokyo 2020: Discussing Post-Games Japan with Author Robert Whiting

9 September 2021- More information - Watch the video


Britain, Japan and the World in between – A Conversation with Richard Needham and Philip Stephens

6 July 2021- More information - Watch the video


Is the West Back?: The G7 Summit and beyond, with Hiroyuki Akita and Gideon Rachman

30 June 2021- More information - Watch the video


Authority, Confidence and Gender in the Post-Pandemic World, with Ian Roberstson and Mary Ann Sieghart

24 June 2021- More informationWatch the video


The ‘Revolving Doors’ of Government in the UK and Japan, with Koichi Nakano and Alex Thomas

10 June 2021- More informationWatch the video


The Prospects for Green Finance in the UK and Japan, with Roger Gifford and Mari Yoshitaka

19 May 2021- More information - Watch the video


UK Japan Collaboration in Medical Research: Regenerative Medicine

11 May 2021- More information - Watch the video


The Current State of US – Japan Relations, with Kunihiko Miyake and James P Zumwalt

20 April 2021- More information - Watch the video


The Independence Debate: What are the Future Prospects for Scotland?

15 April 2021- More information - Watch the video


US – China Relations and the Implications for Japan

1 April 2021- More information - Watch the video


3/11 and Fukushima Dai-ichi 10 years on with Yoichi Funabashi and David Warren

4 March 2021 - More information - Watch the video


The Business of Pop Culture in Japan, with Matt Alt

18 February 2021 - More information - Watch the video


The Brexit Agreement, One Month On, with David Henig and Pernille Rudlin

4 February 2021 - More information - Watch the video 


The Japan Affair: 40 Years of Engagement in UK - Japan Relations: in conversation with David Howell

30 January 2021 - More information - Watch the video


The Path to Net Carbon Zero in the UK and Japan, with Naoko Ishii and Adair Turner

20 January 2021 - More information - Watch the video