News category: Other News

The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation's gallery will be closed all day on Monday September 2022.

The Foundation will be closed on Monday 19 September, the day of Her Majesty’s funeral.  

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Kawanabe Kyōsai and Yukio Mishima

“Frogs, farting competitions, art connoisseurs, courtesans and crows all feature in the art of Kawanabe Kyōsai,- a key Japanese figure who challenged traditions of Japanese art. Kyōsai blurred the lines between popular and elite forms and we take a look at a new exhibition of his work at the Royal Academy.”

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DAJF Tokyo Office is recruiting

大和日英基金は30年以上にわたり日英交流の促進に貢献してきました。 基金の活動内容については 以下をご覧ください。 http://armanios.co.uk/dev/daiwa2/ja/about  東京事務局では現在3名で運営していますが、日本での活動を支えるフルタイムの職員を募集しています。 英語が堪能で ボランティア精神をもって職務に取り組んでくれる方を希望します。 勤務地：四ツ谷（駅から徒歩5分） 勤務時間：9:00～18:00 関心のある方は東京事務局宛にお問い合わせください。 tokyo.office@dajf.org 03-3222-1205  

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The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation’s Monthly Inspiration

Welcome to the  Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation’s Monthly Inspiration instalments to see us through the hard times of Covid-19. We are intent on continuing to support closer links between the UK and Japan. We hope that these monthly digests of news will allow everyone at home to continue engaging with Japan. Links to our discontinued series of Weekly Isolation Inspiration series can be found here.

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The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation’s Weekly Isolation Inspiration

Welcome to the  Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation’s Weekly Isolation Inspiration instalments to see us through the Covid-19 period of staying at home. We are intent on continuing to support closer links between the UK and Japan. We hope that these weekly digests of news will allow everyone at home to continue engaging with Japan.

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The Japan House Gallery will reopen to the public on Tuesday 15 June:

From Tuesday 15 June 2021, the Japan House Gallery will reopen to the public, with the current exhibition, Beauty and Power by Mika Ninagawa, on display until Friday 30 July (weekdays only, 10:00-17:00). Visitors to the exhibition are required to book in advance and follow COVID-secure protocols while attending. Full guidance for these COVID measures

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Music from Fukushima: The Miracle of the Fukushima Youth Sinfonietta

To commemorate the tenth anniversary of the Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, the Fukushima Youth Sinfonietta have made a video showing how individual members and the whole community have benefitted from coming together and making music in the wake of the tsunami.

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Ashinaga UK's Haiku Competition launches on 10 October

Ashinaga UK is running a series of events in October around the theme “Access Education for All”. Its fundraising campaign supports incoming and current students as they begin the new academic year in a challenging and uncertain global setting, and it begins on 5 October 2020: World Teachers’ Day. One of the events will be a Haiku Competition, starting on 10 October. Prizes will include a Japanese food box

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Art Action UK event on 12 September 2020 - How We Value Art: Responses During the Covid-19 Crisis

Art Action UK is hosting an interactive online panel discussion on Saturday, 12 September (13:00 to 14:00 British Summertime). The discussion will focus on artists’ experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic – as lived in Japan, the UK, France and Germany – with time for the audience to ask questions and share their experiences. Through this event, Art Action UK will seek to discover how countries can demonstrate the value arts and culture by actively supporting those who contribute to their economy and wellbeing.

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Sir Tim Hitchens appointed Chair of the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation

The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation announces that Sir Tim Hitchens has been appointed Chair of the Trustees with effect from 9 July 2020. He succeeds Sir Peter Williams CBE FRS FREng, who has served in this role since 2012.

Sir Tim has had a long professional and personal association with Japan, first visiting in 1977. He was British Ambassador in Tokyo from 2012 to 2016, and is currently President of Wolfson College, Oxford.

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