23 May 2012
The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation in association with the University of Sheffield present an International Symposium on climate change and energy policy in a post-Fukushima world. Attendance by ticket only.
More info26 April 2012
The Toki Quartet played a concert at Daiwa Foundation Japan House, including pieces by Kosaku Yamada, Frank Bridge, Toru Takemitsu and Edward Elgar.
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In this special event, Dr Noriko Ohtake discussed Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu’s life and works and demonstrated with music his style and sources of inspirations.
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Tom Bird, Director of the Globe to Globe Festival at Shakespeare’s Globe, discussed his job over the last one and a half years of putting together the world’s largest and most ambitious Shakespeare festival – including the challenges, adventures and characters he’s encountered on the way. In particular he discussed his travels in Japan and the Globe’s relationship with Chiten in a special event held at Daiwa Foundation Japan House.
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In this special event at Daiwa Foundation Japan House, Satoshi Hasegawa and Zoë Howard introduced Mino washi (traditional Japanese paper from Mino City), which has a proud tradition of more than 1,300 years.
More info14 February 2012
Hans Brinckmann, author of ‘The Undying Day: Poems by Hans Brinckmann’, read a selection of his poems followed by translations by Hiromi Mizoguchi. There was also a discussion on the writing and translation of poetry.
More info15 January 2005
A new ensemble, Okeanos, presents works for sho, koto, sanshin, hichiriki, viola, oboe and clarinet especially composed for them. Creating a beautiful and delicate sound-world, their programme includes new music recently premiered at the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival by Dai Fujikura, Howard Skempton and Gabriel Jackson. Newly composed works by Robin Thompson and Shinuh Lee
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The leading Japanese calligrapher, Ransetsu Ozawa, offered a demonstration and workshop against the backdrop of a special exhibition of her calligraphy at Daiwa Foundation Japan House.
More info24 May 2007
A unique craft, once almost lost to the world, will be showcased at a new exhibition at Daiwa Foundation Japan House.
More info8 March 2006
For the first time in the UK, work by acclaimed master craftsman Yukio Yamamoto will be showcased in a new exhibition. This offers a rare opportunity to discover and appreciate hyoso, the traditional Japanese craft of mounting artworks.
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