14 July 2020
Electric Japan is a free online festival celebrating work by a range of Japanese artists in dance, theatre, fashion, film and photography. Taking place from 1 – 7 August, it is a rare glimpse into Japan’s burgeoning new arts scene.
Read on24 April 2020
Tsunagu/Connect is looking looking for children and young people aged 8-16 years old with Japanese heritage who would be interested in becoming volunteer interviewers! If interested, please do contact them by 8 May 2020 if at all possible. Tsunagu/Connect is an exciting oral history project that will document the lives of Japanese women living
Read on18 February 2020
The Government of Japan has conferred The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette upon Professor Marie Conte-Helm in recognition of her long-standing dedication and significant contribution to the promotion of mutual understanding and cultural exchange between Japan and the United Kingdom. The ceremony took place on Thursday 30 January 2020. As Director General
Read on12 November 2019
The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation is pleased to be hosting a calligraphy course at its premises every Thursday from 9 January until 18 June 2020.
Read on18 April 2019
Acclaimed Japanese singer and songwriter Ichiko Aoba, started playing classical guitar at the age of 17 and debuted her first album, “Kamisori Otome” (Razor Girl), at the age of 19. Since then, she has released several original albums. She will be performing at Babel Art House, Stoke Newington on Tuesday, 28 May 2019 as part
Read on15 April 2019
2017 Daiwa Scholar Edmund Stenson’s new documentary, Finding Fukue has won the best film award in the NSI (National Screen Institute Canada) Online Short Film Festival. The film went live on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) website and on YouTube last year. It reached nearly half a million views in two weeks, and the Foundation
Read on21 February 2019
The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation is pleased to be hosting a calligraphy course at its premises from Thursday, 7 March until 20 June 2019.
Read on4 February 2019
As a Daiwa Scholar, Ed Knight spent September 2008 oblivious to the unfolding global financial crisis. He was on his homestay living in the foothills of the Japanese Alps whilst working on a Japanese apple orchard in Nagano prefecture. He has continued to support UK-Japan apple links and recently hosted a group of apple growers from Nagano on a visit to the UK. To find out more, please read on.
Read on2 July 2018
Bonhams is recruiting an Administrator, Japanese Art, Reporting to the Head of Department for their New Bond Street Offices. Apply by 18 July 2018.
Read on1 February 2018
Mami Mizutori, a Trustee of the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation, is named Assistant Secretary-General and Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR).
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