4 September 2017
The purpose of the Sir Peter Parker Awards for Spoken Business Japanese – dedicated to the memory of the late Sir Peter Parker – is to deepen the understanding of Japanese business culture by businessmen and women of the countries of the European Union through study of the Japanese language, and to contribute to goodwill
Read on14 August 2017
The Bower is a collaborative project between Louisa Bailey and Joyce Cronin, which will transform the currently derelict former public toilet in Brunswick Park into a non-profit, communal art space called The Bower. Louise and Joyce are collaborating with Hiroshima-based architects Claire and Kazuya Nakamoto on the interior designs of the building.
Read on22 March 2017
On Monday 10 April 2017, NHK WORLD TV will screen two documentaries in London:
1. What You Taught Me About My Son, 6.30pm – an award-winning documentary about a
Japanese boy with severe autism and 2. Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki, 8.30pm – follows Japanese animation maestro and Studio Ghibli co-founder as he comes out of retirement to work on his first-ever CGI film.
17 February 2017
In his new adaptation for Yellow Earth theatre company, Ng Choon Ping directs a startling production with an East Asian cast and live taiko drumming featuring Joji Hirota. London: 15 March to 8 April; Oxford: 13 to 15 April; Colchester: 19-20 April; Birmingham: 21 April 2017.
Read on23 August 2016
We’re delighted to announce the launch of a new look website! After many years with our former design, we thought it was now appropriate to replace the old website with a new, more advanced and user-friendly website. The website is a culmination of months of hard work, and we all very much hope that you
Read on22 April 2016
Kumamoto Kenjin-Kai (Ex-Kumamoto residents in the UK) are appealing for your kind donation to the victims of this sad disaster with the cooperation of the Japan Association in the UK (Registered Charity No.1145493) and The Japan Society (Registered Charity No.1063952). We will send the donations to the fund set up by the Kumamoto Prefecture. Please
Read on21 March 2016
IC Bunko, UK: Providing out-of–school, informal Japanese experiences from which bilingual and bicultural young Japanese children can absorb Japanese language and culture naturally.
Read on21 March 2016
Applications for Daiwa Adrian Prizes, the prestigious awards for scientific excellence in the UK and Japan, are now being accepted until the deadline of Friday 10 June 2016. Applications are invited from joint teams of British and Japanese scientists working on collaborative projects.
Read on17 July 2015
Izumi Thomas is the chair of Satsuma 150 which is being celebrated in the UK this year. Satsuma 150 aims to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the Satsuma students in the UK in 1865. Izumi is from Fukiage in Kagoshima and now lives in London where she is a freelance translator and a visiting researcher at the British Museum. Below is an interview with her about this year’s commemoration.
Read on30 May 2015
Can music change the world? The UK charity Keys of Change believes it can – it has seen the results in their projects to bring the Fukushima Youth Sinfonietta to London last year, in providing music lessons to deprived children in India and Ecuador, and in playing to young people in remote communities around the world. This year Keys of Change
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